We made it to WEEK 5! We are winding down on Things Fall Apart. Next week will be our last week working with this text. So do your best to finish up the book.. or as close as you can.
This week's skill we are going to be focusing on is CLOSE READING of a text.... taking small parts of a text and asking the WHAT, HOW, and WHY questions of it...
Definition: Close reading is thoughtful, critical analysis of a text that focuses on significant details or patterns in order to develop a deep, precise understanding of the text's form, craft, meanings, etc
Here are some good "how to" videos that demonstrate the process of CLOSE READING. They will talk through some strategies... plus show you HOW to perform a close reading on a literary text:
How to do a Close Reading
A Guide to Close Reading-Part 1
A Guide to Close Reading- Part 2
Assignments for this week:
1. Important quotations assignment- The purpose of this activity is to interact with the text by analyzing significant quotes in order to explore the author’s development of plot, character, or theme, or other literary devices in the literary text. SELECT 4 of the provided quotes in the assignment sheet. Post assignment to Schoology.
HERE IS THE ASSIGNMENT SHEET: Important Quotations
2. The purpose of this activity is to interact with the text by analyzing significant quotes in order to explore the author’s development of plot, character, or theme, or other literary devices in the literary text. As you complete a reading assignment, note significant passages (try using stickies). You will choose one passage to ask questions about, and then you will answer your own questions. Post assignment to Schoology.
HERE IS THE ASSIGNMENT SHEET: Novel Questions Assignment Sheet
3. Extra credit- Friday Flipgrid. Teach ME something.... teach me about your favorite hobby.. sport... movie... song.. Post on Flipgrid- Class links are on Schoology.
Extra help with Part 2-
Here a list of PART 2 comprehension questions. These are OPTIONAL.. and ONLY TO HELP YOU THROUGH PART 2. You can look through these to make sure that you are picking up on the important plot elements in part 2. Part 2 brings about big changes in Okonkwo's life.
Part 2 Comprehension Questions- TFA
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