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Graphic Novels and the Common Core (New York Comic Con 2310)John C. Weaver
Presented at New York Comic Con 2013, this PowerPoint examines how teachers can teach the graphic novel Watchmen in alignment to the Common Core State Standards.
This is a powerpoint presentation that covers one of the topic of Senior High School: Reading and Writing. For this presentation, it deals with the topic of patterns of idea development. It also discusses a type of pattern of idea development: narration. It also includes some activities and tips in patterns of idea development.
ENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docxYASHU40
ENG125: Introduction to Literature
How to Ask an Open-Ended Question
There are two ways of asking questions: close-ended and open-ended.
Close-ended questions
· Can be answered with either a single word or a short phrase such as “yes” or “no.”
· Are easy to answer and provide no details or analysis.
· Do not encourage in-depth or long-range thinking.
Open-ended questions
· Are likely to receive an in-depth, detailed answer.
· Ask the respondent to think and reflect on what he or she has read.
· Encourage critical thinking that leads the respondent to think beyond the reading assignment.
· Usually begin with “how,” “why,” or “what.”
Examples:
Close-Ended
Open-Ended
Do you get along well with your supervisor?
How do you view your relationship with your supervisor?
Who will you vote for in this election?
What do you think about the two candidates in this election?
Did you like that story we read for this week?
What did you think of the story we read for this week?
Did the protagonist act unwisely in the story?
Why did the protagonist make the choices she did?
Did you understand Macbeth?
What were the consequences of Macbeth’s actions?
General Open-Ended Question Template
· What do you think about?
· In what way does the story/poem?
· How would you interpret the character’s______?
· How did the ending?
· What was the problem?
· Why did the story/poem ?
· Why did the character react?
· What did it mean when?
· How does the symbolism?
· What kind of conflict?
ENG125: Introduction to Literature
Critical Literary Theories
Purpose: Use this resource to learn about literary criticism.
What is literary criticism?
Literary Critical Theory is a tool that helps you find meaning in stories, poems and plays. There are many
different ways to interpret a novel or short story.
When we read literature, we do so to learn more about:
The human condition
The experience of loss and death
The structure of power in society and how it is implemented (including the issues that surround
race and gender).
The psychology of characters and individuals in general
The sociology and history of cultures that produce specific pieces of literature
Literary Theory helps us discover the things listed above in the books and stories we read.
How do I apply Literary Critical Theory to read a book?
So how do you use theory to read a book? Before exploring, in brief, different theories, it is important to
develop a reading strategy that will help you form ideas.
Woman Reading Book in a Landscape, Camille Corot
ENG125: Introduction to Literature
You should keep a reading notebook and write down ideas and information as you read. Here is a
checklist of things to notice:
Title: How does it pertain to the story? Does it symbolize events or people in the story?
Narration: Who is telling the story? How does the narrator approach the topic?
Subject: What is the basic situatio ...
A Brief Overview of Literary Criticism .docxransayo
A Brief Overview of Literary Criticism
Woman Reading Book in a Landscape, Camille Corot
Literary Critical Theory is a tool that helps you find meaning in stories, poems and
plays. There are many different ways to interpret a novel or short story.
When we read literature, we do so to learn more about:
● The human condition
● The experience of loss and death
● The structure of power in society and how it is implemented (including the issues
that surround race and gender).
● The psychology of characters and individuals in general
● The sociology and history of cultures that produce specific pieces of literature
Literary Theory helps us discover the things listed above in the books and stories we
read. So how do you use theory to read a book? Before exploring, in brief, different
theories, it is important to develop a reading strategy that will help you form ideas.
You should keep a reading notebook and write down ideas and information as you
read. Here is a checklist of things to notice:
● Title. How does it pertain to the story? Does it symbolize events or people in the
story?
● Narration: Who is telling the story? How does the narrator approach the topic?
● Subject: What is the basic situation? What is happening to the characters and how
are they reacting to events?
● Mood: What is the mood of the story, i.e. the emotional background? How is it
expressed in the language and setting?
● Characters: What do the characters learn in the course of the story? What are their
failings and how do they overcome them, or not? What is the main character’s
desire? Is that desire ever fulfilled? How does the main character change?
● Character Interaction: How do the characters interact in the story? How do they
communicate with each other? How do they handle conflict?
● Plot: What are the main events in the plot that lead the character to new insights, or
to his or her failure?
When you read a book, you can highlight the passages that strike you as significant. You
can also write notes in the margin of the text to yourself, which is called “annotation.”
Example of an Annotated Book
Literary Criticism In Brief:
This handout provides information on four theories; however, keep in mind there are
many different kinds of theories, including gender/feminist criticism; race theory;
Marxist; Biographical; Deconstruction; Structrualism; Post-colonial critical theory.
The Five Critical Literary Theories that we will learn about in this class include:
● Formalism or New Criticism
● Reader Response Theory
● Psycoanalytical Theory
● New Historicism Analysis
● Post-Colonial Theory
Formalism or New Criticism:
This approach views each piece of literature that possesses
all of its meaning inside the text. Meaning doe.
ENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docxSALU18
ENG125: Introduction to Literature
How to Ask an Open-Ended Question
There are two ways of asking questions: close-ended and open-ended.
Close-ended questions
· Can be answered with either a single word or a short phrase such as “yes” or “no.”
· Are easy to answer and provide no details or analysis.
· Do not encourage in-depth or long-range thinking.
Open-ended questions
· Are likely to receive an in-depth, detailed answer.
· Ask the respondent to think and reflect on what he or she has read.
· Encourage critical thinking that leads the respondent to think beyond the reading assignment.
· Usually begin with “how,” “why,” or “what.”
Examples:
Close-Ended
Open-Ended
Do you get along well with your supervisor?
How do you view your relationship with your supervisor?
Who will you vote for in this election?
What do you think about the two candidates in this election?
Did you like that story we read for this week?
What did you think of the story we read for this week?
Did the protagonist act unwisely in the story?
Why did the protagonist make the choices she did?
Did you understand Macbeth?
What were the consequences of Macbeth’s actions?
General Open-Ended Question Template
· What do you think about?
· In what way does the story/poem?
· How would you interpret the character’s______?
· How did the ending?
· What was the problem?
· Why did the story/poem ?
· Why did the character react?
· What did it mean when?
· How does the symbolism?
· What kind of conflict?
A Brief Overview of Literary Criticism
Woman Reading Book in a Landscape, Camille Corot
Literary Critical Theory is a tool that helps you find meaning in stories, poems and
plays. There are many different ways to interpret a novel or short story.
When we read literature, we do so to learn more about:
● The human condition
● The experience of loss and death
● The structure of power in society and how it is implemented (including the issues
that surround race and gender).
● The psychology of characters and individuals in general
● The sociology and history of cultures that produce specific pieces of literature
Literary Theory helps us discover the things listed above in the books and stories we
read. So how do you use theory to read a book? Before exploring, in brief, different
theories, it is important to develop a reading strategy that will help you form ideas.
You should keep a reading notebook and write down ideas and information as you
read. Here is a checklist of things to notice:
● Title. How does it pertain to the story? Does it symbolize events or people in the
story?
● Narration: Who is telling the story? How does the narrator approach the topic?
● Subject: What is the basic situation? What is happening to the characters and how
are they reacting to events?
● Mood: What is the mood of the story, i.e. the emotional background? H ...
Int. to Literary Theory & Literary Criticism
Compiled By Belachew W/Gebriel (bellachew@gmail.com)
Jimma University
CSSH
Department of English Language and Literature
Literary Theories: A Sampling of Literary LensesJivanee Abril
Literary Theories: A Sampling of Literary Lenses
This is merely an introduction to theory so I am just going to provide you with a few of the more common schools of criticism. Remember most of these theories are quite detailed so this is just a very brief overview of their main ideas and some theories have been combined to keep things simple.
Write Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. T.docxambersalomon88660
Write: Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. The minimum word count does not include references. Choose two of those critical approaches and address the points below.
· Describe each critical approach in detail.
· Compare and/or contrast the two critical approaches. How are they different and similar?
· Determine which critical approach you find most useful for examining the conflicts and meaning in literature.
· Explain why you chose this particular approach as the most useful. Why does it appeal to you?
A Brief Overview of Literary Criticism
Woman Reading Book in a Landscape, Camille Corot
Literary Critical Theory is a tool that helps you find meaning in stories, poems and
plays. There are many different ways to interpret a novel or short story.
When we read literature, we do so to learn more about:
● The human condition
● The experience of loss and death
● The structure of power in society and how it is implemented (including the issues
that surround race and gender).
● The psychology of characters and individuals in general
● The sociology and history of cultures that produce specific pieces of literature
Literary Theory helps us discover the things listed above in the books and stories we
read. So how do you use theory to read a book? Before exploring, in brief, different
theories, it is important to develop a reading strategy that will help you form ideas.
You should keep a reading notebook and write down ideas and information as you
read. Here is a checklist of things to notice:
● Title. How does it pertain to the story? Does it symbolize events or people in the
story?
● Narration: Who is telling the story? How does the narrator approach the topic?
● Subject: What is the basic situation? What is happening to the characters and how
are they reacting to events?
● Mood: What is the mood of the story, i.e. the emotional background? How is it
expressed in the language and setting?
● Characters: What do the characters learn in the course of the story? What are their
failings and how do they overcome them, or not? What is the main character’s
desire? Is that desire ever fulfilled? How does the main character change?
● Character Interaction: How do the characters interact in the story? How do they
communicate with each other? How do they handle conflict?
● Plot: What are the main events in the plot that lead the character to new insights, or
to his or her failure?
When you read a book, you can highlight the passages that strike you as significant. You
can also write notes in the margin of the text to yourself, which is called “annotation.”
Example of an Annotated Book
Literary Criticism In Brief:
This handout provides information on four theories; however, keep in mind there are
m.
ENG125 Introduction to Literature Critical Literary .docxYASHU40
ENG125: Introduction to Literature
Critical Literary Theories
Purpose: Use this resource to learn about literary criticism.
What is literary criticism?
Literary Critical Theory is a tool that helps you find meaning in stories, poems and plays. There are many
different ways to interpret a novel or short story.
When we read literature, we do so to learn more about:
The human condition
The experience of loss and death
The structure of power in society and how it is implemented (including the issues that surround
race and gender).
The psychology of characters and individuals in general
The sociology and history of cultures that produce specific pieces of literature
Literary Theory helps us discover the things listed above in the books and stories we read.
How do I apply Literary Critical Theory to read a book?
So how do you use theory to read a book? Before exploring, in brief, different theories, it is important to
develop a reading strategy that will help you form ideas.
Woman Reading Book in a Landscape, Camille Corot
ENG125: Introduction to Literature
You should keep a reading notebook and write down ideas and information as you read. Here is a
checklist of things to notice:
Title: How does it pertain to the story? Does it symbolize events or people in the story?
Narration: Who is telling the story? How does the narrator approach the topic?
Subject: What is the basic situation? What is happening to the characters and how are they reacting
to events?
Mood: What is the mood of the story, i.e. the emotional background? How is it expressed in the
language and setting?
Characters: What do the characters learn in the course of the story? What are their failings and how
do they overcome them, or not? What is the main character’s desire? Is that desire ever
fulfilled? How does the main character change?
Character Interaction: How do the characters interact in the story? How do they communicate
with each other? How do they handle conflict?
Plot: What are the main events in the plot that lead the character to new insights, or to his or her
failure?
When you read a book, you can highlight the passages that strike you as significant. You can also write
notes in the margin of the text to yourself, which is called “annotation.”
ENG125: Introduction to Literature
What are the Critical Literary Theories?
There are many different kinds of theories, including gender/feminist criticism; race theory; Marxist;
Biographical; Deconstructism; Structrualism; Post-colonial critical theory. However, the four Critical
Literary Theories that we will learn about in this class include:
Formalism or New Criticism
Reader Response Theory
Psychological Theory
New Historicism Analysis
What is Formalism Theory or New Criticism?
This approach views each piece of literature as “a unique form of human know ...
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2. Planning task
• Write an outline plan for three or four of the questions that follow, picked
at random.
• You need to make three or four points about each of your three texts.
• To what extent is the judgement you’re being asked to assess true of your
texts?
AND
• Have an overall line of argument.
THEN
Look at the slide after the question – it outlines some possible lines of
argument that the Examiners expect.
3. June 2011
19 . Consider the ways in which gothic writing
could be said to explore the fear of forces
beyond human understanding.
4. POSSIBLE CONTENT
• discussion of what constitutes the forces beyond human
understanding - this may be seen as the supernatural,
religious or divine powers, the subconscious mind etc.
according to the candidate’s personal perceptions
• consideration of the ways in which gothic texts show fear of
these forces
• discussion of the ways in which characters in the texts
respond to these forces
• some candidates may see the role of science or religious
faith in some texts as the solution to dealing with this fear
5. 20. For writers in the gothic tradition, the
struggle between good and evil is always of
central importance and good is rarely victorious.
To what extent do you agree?
6. • consideration of some of the ways the struggle between
good and evil is presented in the three texts studied
• response to the idea that this struggle is of central
importance to gothic writing
• response to the view that good is rarely victorious ñ some
candidates may agree with this and see some of the triumphs
of evil e.g. Satan
• others may disagree and show how good wins in the end
e.g. in Dracula but often at a cost - pyrrhic victory and
therefore possibly not really true victory
• some may not find definitions of good and evil totally black
and white
7. 21. Gothic writing is often unintentionally comic
rather than truly terrifying. To what extent do
you agree with this criticism of gothic writing?
8. • some candidates may disagree with this view and discuss truly terrifying
elements of gothic fiction - some may find monsters, the unknown, the
supernatural etc. terrifying
• some candidates may find the moral depravity or psychological aspects of
gothic writing more terrifying e.g. Macbeth
• possible view that some gothic writing (or all!) is comic and response to the
word unintentionally
• some candidates may find the texts too
excessive, melodramatic, incredible, exaggerated etc. so that they become
comic because they are so far-fetc.hed
• some candidates may refer to elements of black humour (or see some
scenes in Frankenstein or Dracula as farcical!)
9. Jan 2012
19. To what extent do you agree with the view
that, in gothic writing, death is the punishment
for sin?
10. POSSIBLE CONTENT
• candidates should focus on two key gothic concepts –
death and sin - and discuss the links between them
• response to the view that death is a punishment for sin
– the idea that characters who are guilty of sins of some
kind have to die as a punishment
• candidates may identify a range of different sins and
may or may not see them in a religious context
• possible view that some characters actually get away
with committing sins, or are punished in different ways
• possible consideration of the fact that many characters
die who are innocent and therefore death is not always a
punishment
11. 20. “Gothic literature demonstrates the
consequences of disrupting the natural order of
things.” Consider the texts you have read in the
light of this comment.
12. candidates should focus on the gothic idea of disruption of the
natural order
• examination of the ways in which the natural order could be
shown to be disrupted in gothic writing – there are many
possible angles to take on this – e.g. disruption of social order,
disruption of gender expectations, disruption of the life cycle,
disruption of the order of nature itself – candidates may take
whichever angle or angles they wish
• consideration of the ways in which gothic writing shows the
consequences of these disruptions – possible view that such
disruptions are never good
• possible consideration that in showing the consequences of
such disruption gothic writing is anarchic, subversive etc.
13. 21. “Gothic writing lacks tension and suspense
because the end is always inevitable.”
To what extent do you agree that gothic writing
does lack tension and suspense?
14. POSSIBLE CONTENT
• candidates are asked to focus on some of the methods writers use to create
the gothic effects of tension and suspense
• response to the view that the endings of gothic texts are inevitable, perhaps
because of the inevitability of death, disaster, horror etc., that there can be
no tension or suspense because the reader expects these results – candidates
may agree or disagree
• possible discussion of structural devices used by some writers e.g. prolepsis,
frameworking, multiple narrators and perspectives, retrospective narratives,
foreshadowing
• possible discussion of some of the dramatic qualities in the writing of gothic
texts – perhaps in some cases, melodramatic – e.g. pace, dramatic irony etc.
• possible discussion of some of the linguistic devices used – imagery, choice
of diction, symbolism, pathetic fallacy etc.
• some candidates may discuss issues such as the use of obscurity, mystery,
the unknown etc. - there is much to choose from and candidates may select
what interests them
15. June 2012
19. “Gothic writing warns of the dangers of
aspiring beyond our limitations.” How far does
your reading of gothic writing support this view?
16. candidates are asked to focus on the gothic concept of over-reaching
• examination of the ways in which characters in gothic writing may be
seen to aspire beyond their limitations – many protagonists are over-
ambitious – some, such as Macbeth, aspire beyond their station in
earthly terms – many, such the three rioters, Faustus and
Frankenstein, aspire to supernatural powers
• possible view that most suffer some form of retribution for their
aspirations either on earth or after death and therefore such
aspirations are dangerous
• possible view that, in some cases, the protagonists are more
successful – e.g. Heathcliff and Cathy are probably united after
death, Van Helsing and Harker triumph over the vampires, some of
Carter’s protagonists could be seen to succeed
17. • 20. To what extent do you agree that
obsession is a significant element in the gothic
writing you have studied?
18. POSSIBLE CONTENT
• candidates are asked to focus on the gothic concept of obsession
• some may define obsession and see links with the gothic idea of
excess
• probable view that obsession is significant in gothic writing and
exploration of the ways in which this may be evident
• candidates should discuss the significance of different types of
obsession – these are likely to range from obsessions with power and
wealth to obsessions with death or a loved one – plenty of material
here in all texts
• some may not see this as a significant element but the answer must
explain why and not simply deny it and use it as an excuse to discuss
something else
19. 21. How do you respond to the idea that gothic
villains make evil seem attractive?
20. POSSIBLE CONTENT
• discussion of the role of the villain in gothic writing
• candidates may choose whom they wish to define as villains and justify
their choices
• response to the idea that, although they are villains, there is something
attractive about them which makes evil they do seem attractive, almost
against our will
• some candidates may take the moral high-ground and condemn the villains
– evil can never be attractive because it is too horrible, neither can its
perpetrators – hard to see the Pardoner as attractive!
• possible analysis of why and how villains could be seen as attractive in spite
of the gothic horrors of their evil deeds – Macbeth, Faustus, Satan, Heathcliff,
Dracula and even Frankenstein’s Monster seem to have their supporters –
some may argue sympathy rather than attraction, however
• possible attractive qualities may be include: bravery, determination,
confidence and a frisson of dangerous sexuality.