July 24th, 2015Agenda

We will review the Summer Reading Project’s

-Literary Précis

- Device Analysis Paragraphs

We will review integrating quotes into our writing.

You will practice integrating quotes into your writing.

Literary Device Analysis

Literary devices are common structures used in writing. These devices can be either literary elements or literary techniques.

Literary elements are found in almost every story and can be used to analyze and interpret (e.g. protagonist, setting, plot, theme).

Literary techniques, on the other hand, constructions in the text, usually to express artistic meaning through the use of language (e.g. metaphor, hyperbole).

Novel Study

Details the literary elements:

Characterization

Plot/Climax

Point of View/Narration

Conflicts

Themes

Setting/Mood/Tone

Symbols

Literary Précis THIS IS NOT A RHETORICAL PRECIS

Literary Précis Format for Introduction Paragraph

Sentence #1:

In the ______________, __________________, by _____________________ (date), the idea that_________________is developed.

(Genre) (Title) (Author) (Main idea/theme)

EX: In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (1960), the idea that it is necessary to avoid judging a person before understanding where they come from is developed.

Literary Précis Sentence 2 Sentence #2: Told in _______________ person point-of-view, and set in

_____________________________,the story is about (1st, 2nd, 3rd ) (Setting) _________________________ (as they, who)

__________________________________________________________________.

(Main characters) (brief summary statement of plot)

Journal entry: Jot down as many types of point-of-view you know.

Point-Of-View

In literature, point-of-view is the perspective of the author.

First – “I” and “We” pronouns

Second (rare)- employs “you” pronoun

Third – “He”, “She”, “They” pronouns Limited – Reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character

Omniscient-Reveals the thoughts and feelings of all characters

EX: Told in first person point-of-view, and set in Maycomb county Alabama in the 1930’s, the story is about a young girl name Scout who, with her brother and friend, witness the trial of a black man, and who try to befriend a reclusive neighbor.

Literary Précis Sentence 3

Sentence #3

_____________ develops the story and theme predominately through the use of ___________________________________.

(Author’s last name) (list types of literary devices – BUT DON’T LIST ALL 9)

On your paper: In one minute, jot down as many literary devices as you can.

Literary Devices – to name a few:

http://literarydevices.net/

EX: Lee develops the story and theme predominately through the use of dialogue, similes, and personification.

Literary Précis Sentence 4

Sentence #4:

________________________’s purpose is to ___________________________ in order to ____________________________.

(Author’s Last name) (Author’s purpose) (Intended reason for theme)

Someone tell me: What’s a

theme?

EX: Lee’s purpose is to show the consequences of judging others before understanding them in order to create a more peaceful and giving society.

Harper Lee was born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama What was the world she “saw” ? How does how she grew up relate to “To

Kill a Mockingbird”?

Put it all together:

Full Introduction Paragraph Example:

In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (1938), the idea that it is necessary to avoid judging a person before understanding where they come from is developed. Told in first person point-of-view, and set in Maycomb county Alabama in the 1930’s, the story is about a young girl name Scout who, with her brother and friend, witness the trial of a black man, and who try to befriend a reclusive neighbor. Lee develops the story and theme through the use of dialogue, similes, and personification. Lee’s purpose is to show the consequences of judging others before understanding them in order to create a more peaceful and giving society.

Literary Device Paragraphs

Correlate three paragraphs with the beginning, the middle, and the end of the novella.

Write this down: A novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel.

A prose narrative is basically a text that tells a story.

Literary Device Paragraphs

NINE literary devices Steinbeck uses should be identified and analyzed with regards to how he utilizes them to make his claim; you must analyze at least three devices in each paragraph, but you may analyze more than three.

The literary devices analyzed may be repeated .

Textual evidence (ie: quotes) should be incorporated; no more than two quotes per paragraph.

MAKE THE CONNECTION !

Consider how the literary device works in the novel and contributes to the meaning of the work (theme-- as stated in the theme paragraph) as a whole. Consider why the author elected to use this device to advance some artistic purpose in the work. Beware of using general comments; rather be specific in making the connection. Effective discussion will begin with the WHAT and proceed very quickly and perceptively to the HOW and WHY.

Sample Scout’s narrative begins reminiscent of her childhood’s setting in

Maycomb County, Alabama during the Great Depression. Familiar with her family’s history, she provides details of her ancestor’s pilgrimage from England to the states and provides explicit imagery about her isolated, yet fondly remembered hometown. She, her father Atticus who, “knew his people, they knew him, and … was related by blood or marriage to nearly every family in the town”, her brother Jem, and their cook, Calpurnia, rarely ventured beyond the county line (Lee 2). Whether by choice or by circumstance, the townspeople interacted closely only with each other and were leery of anyone from outside the region. Even as a 6 year old, Scout was extremely knowledgeable about the families who lived in her town – she explained to her new young teacher that, “you’re shamin’ him Miss Caroline. Walter hasn’t got a quarter at home to bring you…” when the teacher tried to offer a poor child money for lunch (Lee 16). The independent and assertive little girl (symbolized by her decision to wear pants as opposed to skirts), suggests to her lawyer father that she be homeschooled when he asks her to consider the teacher’s point of view.

Home symbolizes the peace that comes from being in a familiar and comfortable atmosphere; the new teacher represents conflict and unfamiliarity. One newcomer whom Scout and her brother did however accept is another child nicknamed Dill who visits his Aunt every summer. Dill becomes determined to force a reclusive neighbor - aptly named Boo Radley because the townspeople are scared of him – out of his house. Much of the novel’s beginning focuses on the children’s unsuccessful attempts to entice Boo out of his comfort zone; as curious and innocent kids, they are looking for ways to pass the long summer days, but there is a sense of danger foreshadowed by their actions. Even though many townspeople think Boo Radley is crazy and/or dangerous, he is accepted as another member of the community. This community finds peace in what is familiar; to them it is better to deal with those they know – regardless of how poor or how strange – because with change and/or anything different than what they know comes conflict and struggle.

Integrating Quotes PURPOSE:

Your paper develops the argument as to what the author is doing and how the text “works”. Quotes “prove” your point – they are meant to support what you are claiming.

Don’t quote to “tell the story” or simply to fill up space in your paper!

Use only what you need – ellipses (…) work in “place” of unneeded text.

Even as a 6 year old, Scout was extremely knowledgeable about the families who lived in her town – she explained to her new young teacher that, “you’re shamin’ him Miss Caroline. Walter hasn’t got a quarter at home to bring you…” when the teacher tried to offer a poor child money for lunch (Lee 16).

Integrating Quotes

Quotes are like small children; they should never be left alone!

Your sentences that come before and/or after the quote are the grown-ups “holding the hand” of the small child.

INCORRECT: T.S. Eliot, in his "Talent and the Individual," uses gender-specific language. "No poet, no artist of any art, has his complete meaning alone. His significance, his appreciation is the appreciation of his relation to the dead poets and artists" (Eliot 29).

CORRECT: T.S. Eliot, in his "Talent and the Individual," uses gender-specific language. He argues, for instance, that "no poet, no artist of any art, has his complete meaning alone. His significance, his appreciation is the appreciation of his relation to the dead poets and artists" (Eliot 29).

Four Ways (at least) to Integrate Quotes: Introduce the quotation with a complete sentence and a

colon.

Albert Einstein reminds us all to never waste our life being selfish: “Only a life lived for others is worth living"

http://ivcc.edu/Rambo/eng1001/quotes.htm

Integrating Quotes #2 -

Use an introductory or explanatory phrase, but not a complete sentence, separated from the quotation with a comma.

Homer Simpson shouted, "I am so smart! I am so smart! S-M-R-T! I mean, S-M-A-R-T!“

According to Mary Shelley, “We see the world based on what it we have seen.”

http://ivcc.edu/Rambo/eng1001/quotes.htm

Integrating Quotes #3- ATTRIBUTION

Make the quotation a part of your own sentence without any punctuation between your own words and the words you are quoting.

Jerry Seinfield once said that there are “Four Levels of Comedy: make your friends laugh, make strangers laugh, get paid to make strangers laugh, and make people talk like you because it's so much fun."

http://ivcc.edu/Rambo/eng1001/quotes.htm

Integrating Quotes #4

Use short quotations--only a few words--as part of your own sentence.

An Irish saying reminds us that friends that “gossip with you” may also be friends that gossip about you.

http://www2.ivcc.edu/rambo/eng1001/quotes.htm

Final Thoughts -

http://www2.ivcc.edu/rambo/eng1001/quotes.htm

You Tube

Try it! Choose one of the following quotes:

Author: Ray Charles  - "I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great."

Author: Dick Clark - "Music is the soundtrack of your life."

Author: Homer Simpson  - "Remember, as far as anyone knows, we're a nice normal family."

Author: Indira Gandhi - "Where there is love there is life."

Author: Red Barber - "Baseball is dull only to dull minds." 

Author: Vince Lombardi - "If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?"

Author:  Dr. Seuss - “Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” 

Author:  Oscar Wilde - “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” 

 

On your paper, write four complete sentences using each of the four ways to integrate quotations.