Option 1 Paper Abnormal PsychologyName DateTitle page (5 p.docx
Copy of "and rarely just illness" cornell focus questions
1. Jenkins
Eng 12CP
DUE: ________
Cornell Notes Focus Questions
“...And [It’s] Rarely Just Illness” Chapter
How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster
Instructions: Your Cornell notes should ultimately address the following questions and concepts articulated below.
That said, you are not just merely sticking to this information alone and your notes should NOT merely be a list of
these questions with answers. You are to use your notes on the entire chapter to address the main idea points
presented here.
1. What it meant by the title “[It’s] Rarely Just Illness”?
2. Explain the quote: “Our interest is...in what his condition is telling us about him….about the
story at large” (Foster 214). What does this suggest about the role of illness in a story?
3. According to the chapter, what was the major factor in making illness/disease“frightening” and
“mysterious” to audiences/readers?
4. In your own words, list & explain (in paraphrasing form) the 4 Principles of Disease in
Literature.
5. Foster explains the ways in which illness/disease offers “metaphorical possibilities” (218). Cite,
paraphrase, & explain one of his examples.
6. Foster notes, “Every age has its special disease” (222). What does this imply about reading
literature written during or taking place in different historical time periods?
7. Foster claims that “the most effective illness is the one the writer makes up” further asserting,
“A made-up illness...can say whatever its makes wants it to say” (224-25). Basedon this claim,
why is made-up illness the most effective?
KEY VOCABULARY: existentialism, or, “existentialist” (Foster 219)
2. Jenkins
Eng 12CP
FOCUS CORRECTIONAL AREAS
________/ 30 Total Points
MRS J YOU TOTAL
PTS
10 All main idea questions prompted (above) are fully addressed/answered.
5 Each key vocabulary word appears highlighted/underlined and accurately defined.
5 Key Concepts include a record ofat least 8-10 key ideas expressed directly in the
text (should appear as a balance between direct quoting and key phrases/points).
5 Recorded Notes include thorough and accurate responses to the Key Concepts
section by specifically referencing details from the text.
5 Summary fully and accurately sums up, in 6-8 sentences minimum, at least 5 main
ideas expressed in the chapter.
Requirements:
❏ MLA format; types (unless otherwise approved)
❏ Cornell notes format (must include Key Concepts, Recorded Notes, & Summary sections)
❏ Chapter title in quotation marks and book title in italics/underline
❏ Notes appear in “short-hand” techniques are used in that bullet points, indentation,
highlighting/bolding/underlining appear to organize the chapter in notation form
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Mrs. Jenkins
![Jenkins
Eng 12CP
DUE: ________
Cornell Notes Focus Questions
“...And [It’s] Rarely Just Illness” Chapter
How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster
Instructions: Your Cornell notes should ultimately address the following questions and concepts articulated below.
That said, you are not just merely sticking to this information alone and your notes should NOT merely be a list of
these questions with answers. You are to use your notes on the entire chapter to address the main idea points
presented here.
1. What it meant by the title “[It’s] Rarely Just Illness”?
2. Explain the quote: “Our interest is...in what his condition is telling us about him….about the
story at large” (Foster 214). What does this suggest about the role of illness in a story?
3. According to the chapter, what was the major factor in making illness/disease“frightening” and
“mysterious” to audiences/readers?
4. In your own words, list & explain (in paraphrasing form) the 4 Principles of Disease in
Literature.
5. Foster explains the ways in which illness/disease offers “metaphorical possibilities” (218). Cite,
paraphrase, & explain one of his examples.
6. Foster notes, “Every age has its special disease” (222). What does this imply about reading
literature written during or taking place in different historical time periods?
7. Foster claims that “the most effective illness is the one the writer makes up” further asserting,
“A made-up illness...can say whatever its makes wants it to say” (224-25). Basedon this claim,
why is made-up illness the most effective?
KEY VOCABULARY: existentialism, or, “existentialist” (Foster 219)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/kv17ovaltk2pblp8xacl-signature-390d3cbc588174d7d8dbe8a3aa7f013a2ce4cc1a9c870a56b7fc3a3c28953af8-poli-160107160550/85/Copy-of-quot-and-rarely-just-illness-quot-cornell-focus-questions-1-320.jpg)
