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Start-Up Activity
Lead a discussion about the latest big movie that many of your students have seen:
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What did you like most about it? What did you like least?
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Who were the main characters? What problem did they face?
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Where and when did the action take place? How did that affect the story?
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What did the characters learn about life? What did you learn?
Let students know that just as they have been evaluating a movie and analyzing the characters, plot, setting, and theme, they can do the same with a work of literature. In this chapter, they will learn how to perform a literary analysis.
Think About It
“Literature is news that stays news.”
—Ezra Pound
Start-Up Activity
Lead a discussion about the latest big movie that many of your students have seen:
-
What did you like most about it? What did you like least?
-
Who were the main characters? What problem did they face?
-
Where and when did the action take place? How did that affect the story?
-
What did the characters learn about life? What did you learn?
Let students know that just as they have been evaluating a movie and analyzing the characters, plot, setting, and theme, they can do the same with a work of literature. In this chapter, they will learn how to perform a literary analysis.
Think About It
“Literature is news that stays news.”
—Ezra Pound