Close Reading The Metamorphosis Freewriting What do you

Close Reading/ The Metamorphosis

Freewriting What do you think this quote means? How may this tie (thematically) to The Metamorphosis? “One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. ” C. G. Jung

Quiz How many gentlemen rent a room in the apartment? What action provokes Gregor to come out of his room at the end of novel (this action causes the gentlemen to give notice that they are going)? What is his sister’s reaction to this act? What does Gregor’s father tell the gentlemen after Gregor’s death?

APA

Formatting 12 pt. Times New Roman Font Double Spaced 1 inch margins Do NOT print on both sides of the paper

Supporting Details The supporting details, in the form of facts, descriptions, and examples, that back up the claim made in that sentence. The supporting details are critically important. You could think of them as the real meat of any paragraph. Direct Quotes: Using information directly from the text (in the author’s words), and acknowledging this by using quotation marks Paraphrasing: Borrowing of ideas directly from the text but putting it in your own words.

Using quotes to act as evidence of an assertion that you are making: It is clear through the authors extensive use of negative side effects, and or consequences, that their emotional appeal is to cause fear within their audience: “………………” (Alvarez, 2015, p. 99). o Using quotes as a major part of the sentence (integrating the information in the sentence rather than as a defense) Alvarez says, “………, ” which shows that he is trying to instill fear in the reader (2015, p. 99).

When doing In-Text Citation Novels/ names of journals/ full length movie should be italicized. Ex. The Moonstone Names of articles, You. Tube Videos, short stories, poems should be placed within quotes Ex. “The Best Anti-GMO Commercial”

When doing in-text citation you must cite where you acquired the information: (Author Last name/ author’s last names, year published, page number). Ex. (Alvarez, 2014, p. 14).

Integrating Citation Information You can have this information at the end of the sentence, but you can also find other ways of integrating this information in your text.

Integrating Citation Information You can have this information at the end of the sentence, but you can also find other ways of integrating this information in your text.

Three Examples 1) The author argues, “it is important to take notes while in class to ensure success” (Alvarez, 2014, p. 14). 2) Alvarez argues, “it is important to take notes while in class to ensure success” (2014, p. 14). 3) Alvarez (2014) argues, “it is important to take notes while in class to ensure success” (p. 14).

Review of Basic Literary Elements

Five Important Literary Elements Character Setting Plot Conflict Theme

Character “ A character is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work. ” “ 1. Direct or explicit characterization This kind of characterization takes a direct approach towards building the character. It uses another character, narrator or the protagonist himself to tell the readers or audience about the subject. ”

“ 2. Indirect or implicit characterization This is a more subtle way of introducing the character to the audience. The audience has to deduce for themselves the characteristics of the character by observing his/her thought process, behavior, speech, way of talking, appearance, and way of communication with other characters and also by discerning the response of other characters. ” http: //literarydevices. net/characterization/

Setting “The setting of a short story is the time and place in which it happens. Authors often use descriptions of landscape, scenery, buildings, seasons or weather to provide a strong sense of setting. ”

Plot “A plot is a series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict. ”

Conflict “The conflict is a struggle between two people or things in a short story. The main character is usually on one side of the central conflict. ”

Conflict Continued

Theme “The theme is the central idea or belief in a short story. ” -http: //users. aber. ac. uk/jpm/ellsa_elements. html

Close Reading

History of “Close Reading” Has its roots in “New Criticism” New Criticism- an approach to reading literature that focuses strictly on the text- there is no concern with author intent or historical context. The focus is the text within the four corners of the page. Though not popular anymore (New Criticism), close reading is important to all forms of literary criticism.

What is close reading? “Involves reading closely and centered around the reader connecting deeply, intellectually, and passionately with making meaning from the text. ”

In other words, reading a text with purpose and intent.

Interacting with Texts Usual trajectory when interacting with texts… “having an idea before reading and finding evidence to defend these claims. ” Instead, “gather evidence then develop an idea. ”

Reading for Textual Evidence Step 1. Read through lenses: Facts, phrases, descriptions, photos or graphics Step 2. Uses lenses to find patterns: Which details fit together? How do they fit together? Step 3. Use patterns to develop new understanding: Definition of unknown terms or concepts, central ideas of the text, author bias or point of view.

Reading for Word Choice • Step 1. Read through lenses: Words- that evoke strong emotions, strong images, and a clear idea • Step 2. Uses lenses to find patterns: Which words fit together? How do they fit together? • Step 3. Develop a new understanding of the text: tone, purpose, relationship to the subject, and central idea

Reading for Structure Step 1. Read through lenses: “Describe how you will describe the organization of the text. ” Describe the techniques: v Definition of term v Comparisons v Cause or effect v Description v Anecdote v Claim

Structure continued The purpose of the organization: v To present cause and effect v Make complex ideas clearer v To provide context v To clear up misconceptions v Te develop the readers’ expertise

Structure… Step 2. Uses lenses to find patterns: How are the parts similar? How are they different? What purpose do these parts serve? Step 3. Developing a new understanding: The whole text’s themes, central ideas, and the author’s purpose

Close Reading Exercise Read for passages that describe what Gregor (in his new form) looks like. Choose scenes that describe any element of Gregor’s new form. Write a list of key words that are most descriptive of this new form. Draw a picture that shows your rendering of Gregor’s new form (IT CAN NOT LOOK LIKE THE COVER…LET YOUR IMAGINATION ROAM FREELY)

Franz Kafka

Biography Born on July 3, 1883, in Prague “Franz's two younger brothers, Georg and Heinrich, died in infancy by the time Kafka was 6, leaving the boy the only son in a family that included three daughters. ” “After studying law at the University of Prague, he worked in insurance and wrote in the evenings. ” “He was a tyrant of sorts, with a wicked temper and little appreciation for his son's creative side. ”

“Constantly strained and stressed, he suffered from migraines, boils, depression, anxiety and insomnia. ” Though. . . “was a popular employee, easy to socialize with and seen as somebody with a good sense of humor. ” Worked with an insurance company, “Kafka remained with the company until 1917, when a bout with tuberculosis forced him to take a sick leave and to eventually retire in 1922. ”

“Kafka's celebrity as a writer only came after his death. During his lifetime, he published just a sliver of his overall work” “In 1923, he moved to Berlin to focus on writing, but died of tuberculosis shortly after. ” http: //www. biography. com/people/franz-kafka-9359401

Things He Said “You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid. ” “Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. ” “A book should be an ice-axe to break the frozen sea within us. ” “It's often safer to be in chains than to be free. ” “Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues. ”

Homework Read “Chapter II” of Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Right’s of Women (http: //www. bartleby. com/144/2. html) Read Anne Bradstreet's “Prologue” (this can be found in the supplementary readings section of the website). Read Margaret Atwood’s “Siren Song” (this can be found in the supplementary readings section of the website).

Summarize the selection from A Vindication of the Rights of Women. Your reflection can be on any of the texts. 8 entries into your dialectical journals (you can write about any of the readings) Mistake- Your entry into your revision notebook will not begin until I hand back your first reflection. Grammar Homework: Pronoun Agreement Exercises 1 and 2 (get at least a 95 on each). http: //chomp. com/exercises. htm#Pronoun_Agreement ***Reference this material first http: //chomp. com/handouts/proagreerules. pdf