Anthem Subject t change based n time and needs f the class Objectives: 1. T analyze hw an authr uses language and literary devices. 2. T analyze a nvel in its histrical and scial cntext. Step One: Dialectic Jurnal Due Mnday, May 9 In the reading respnse sectin f yur ntebk, cmplete a dialectic jurnal (instructins attached) n the nvel. In additin yu will be reading the fllwing supplemental articles: Bigraphy f Ayn Rand Individualism vs. Cllectivism: Our Future, Our Chice The Pwer, and Benefits, f Living by Cllectivism Yu must include at least five ttal entries which integrate ideas frm the articles int the stries. Mark these with sme kind f indicatr (highlight, mark w/pen etc.) Cmplete ne jurnal per chapter.
DIALECTICAL JOURNALS The term Dialectic means the art r practice f arriving at the truth by using cnversatin invlving questin and answer. Think f yur dialectical jurnal as a series f cnversatins with the texts we read during this curse. The prcess is meant t help yu develp a better understanding f the texts we read. Use yur jurnal t incrprate yur persnal respnses t the texts, yur ideas abut the themes we cver and ur class discussins. Yu will find that it is a useful way t prcess what yu re reading, prepare yurself fr grup discussin, and gather textual evidence fr yur Literary Analysis assignments. PROCEDURE: As yu read, chse passages that stand ut t yu and recrd them in the left-hand clumn f a T-chart (ALWAYS include page numbers). In the right clumn, write yur respnse t the text (ideas/insights, questins, reflectins, analysis, and cmments n each passage) Label yur respnses. The fllwing is a list f sample cdes: (CH)Characterizatin Analyze details r dialg the authr gives yu t build his/her characters. (C) Cnnect Make a cnnectin t yur life, the wrld, r anther text (P) Predict Anticipate what will ccur based n what s in the passage (L) Literary Device analyze the authr s craft using literary terminlgy (R) Reflect Think deeply abut what the passage means in a brad sense nt just t the characters in the stry. What cnclusins can yu draw abut the wrld, abut human nature, r just the way things wrk? (T) Theme - Determine the authr s verall message abut sme aspect f life thrugh a clse reading f a passage. (M)Md Determine the md r tne f a scene and explain hw that might be imprtant. Sample Dialectical Jurnal entry: Blues Ain t N Mckinbird by Tni Cade Bambara Passages frm the text Pg# Cmmentary
The puddle had frzen ver, and me and Cathy went stmpin in it. The twins frm next dr, Tyrne and Terry, were swingin s high ut f sight we frgt we were waitin ur turn n the tire. Cathy jumped up and came dwn hard n her heels and started tapdancin. And the frzen patch splinterin every which way underneath kinda spky. Lks like a plastic spider web, she said. A srt f weird spider, I guess, with many mental prblems. 1 (CH) In this first paragraph f the stry Bambara indirectly characterize the narratr using rural Suthern dialect t let us knw ur setting is th Suth and ur narratr may be smart, but may nt be educated. We als learn that the characters are children frm the activities described. (L) Nic thermal imagery abut the puddle freezing ver t let us knw hw cld it in the scene. (C) The visual imagery f the twins swinging high n the tir swing reminds me f my wn childhd when I had t wait in line frever t use the swing. And hw exciting it was nce it was my turn. (L) There is mr great visual imagery abut the splintering puddle, and the kinetic imagery the tapdancin. I especially liked the simile abut the spider web and th humr f spider with mental prblems. (M) The md f the stry seems t be playful and humrus. (P) I wnder if the entire stry will be this way t? Overall, I am drawn int the stry and am already laughing.
CHOOSING PASSAGES FROM THE TEXT: Lk fr qutes that seem significant, pwerful, thught prvking r puzzling. Fr example, yu might recrd: Effective &/r creative use f stylistic r literary devices Passages that remind yu f yur wn life r smething yu ve seen befre Structural shifts r turns in the plt A passage that makes yu realize smething yu hadn t seen befre Examples f patterns: recurring images, ideas, clrs, symbls r mtifs. Passages with cnfusing language r unfamiliar vcabulary Events yu find surprising r cnfusing Passages that illustrate a particular character r setting If yu find an extremely lng passage that mves yu, dn t hesitate t use it, just emply ellipses ( ) t shrten yur writing lad. Yu ll hav e the page number s that if yu decide t share yur entry, the class can easily find and read alng. RESPONDING TO THE TEXT: Yu can respnd t the text in a variety f ways. The mst imprtant thing t remember is that yur bservatins shuld be specific and detailed. Yu can write as much as yu want fr each entry. Yu can use lse-leaf paper fr yur jurnals r dwnlad the template frm the my website: Dialectical Jurnal Wrd Template, and type yur respnses n the cmputer. T Get Started: Beginner Respnses Raise questins abut the beliefs and values implied in the text Give yur persnal reactins t the passage Discuss the wrds, ideas, r actins f the authr r character(s) Tell what it reminds yu f frm yur wn experiences Write abut what it makes yu think r feel Agree r disagree with a character r the authr Sample Sentence Starters fr Beginners: I really dn t understand this because I really dislike/like this idea because I think the authr is trying t say that This passage reminds me f a time in my life when If I were (name f character) at this pint I wuld This character reminds me f (name f persn) because The Target: Higher Level Respnses Analyze the text fr use f literary devices (tne, structure, style, imagery) and hw they cntribute t the Theme
Make cnnectins between different characters r events in the text Make cnnectins t a different text (r film, sng, etc.) Discuss the wrds, ideas, r actins f the authr r character(s) Cnsider an event r descriptin frm the perspective f a different character Analyze a passage and its relatinship t the stry as a whle