Background Info (Your
Arsenal)
You are only as strong as the information you know. Starting
out the class with a summer assignment of reading Foster’s How to Read Literature Like A Professor which gave us a rough idea
of how to approach literature. Basic points expressed were every choice has a
meaning and there is no original story following on these two major principles
we can analyze literature accurately. Reading excerpts of the Bible and Edith Hamilton’s Mythology
familiarized us with stories that are referenced the most. By knowing these
stories we are then able to recognize it. Furthermore by mastering the literary
devices and techniques we are able to correctly label the technique and tie it to the overall meaning of the work.
Big 3
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Popular Classical References
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Mythology
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The Bible
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Literary Techniques
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Vocabulary
I didn't think this review was that helpful. I think it's all true, but it would be awesome if some of the stories and approaches that you are saying we should know about were summarized or listed. Also, I think an important part of our background info going into the test includes the works that we read in class, so a summary of those would be great.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I liked that you listed the "big 3" to know, and organized that well.
You mention that we master the "literary devices and technique". I think it would be helpful if you delve into some of these, along with the vocabulary. This is a nice start to an outline, but needs more.
ReplyDeleteYour peers are right on this one--you need more info here. But ignore that bit about summarizing the lit. Perhaps you, unlike the majority of Team AP, have actually READ the Blog assignment sheet?
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