English 1302 Getting Started

Active Reading p. 23-27 Write in the margins (format, topics, themes, definitions, response) Keep a journal (summarize & respond) Idea map or web (relationships b/t ideas) List themes/motifs/changes Freewrite to discover what you understand

Interpret the Assignment p. 27-28 Personal response Summarize Analyze Interpret Apply Define evaluate

Writing Process p. 28-36 Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing

Genres Chapter 3 Start with Fiction p. 46-53 Study elements of fiction – narrative, conflict, plot, exposition, rising action, crisis, falling action/denoument,

Elements of Literature – Part 2 Chapter 4 Theme p. 71-74 Narrative & Plot p. 74-78 Setting p. 78-79 Character p. 79-82

More Elements of Literature Chapter 5 Point of view p. 83-96 Tone p. 101-105 Chapter 6 Word choice/diction p. 109-117 Figures of speech/image p. 117-122 Word order/syntax p. 122-125

Writing for this class Journals –responses to specific questions about the reading. Questions could be related to personal response, literary analysis, or comprehension. Essay exams – in-class essays about the readings and assessing students’ abilities to analyze elements of literature & sometimes incorporate literary criticism.

Writing for this class Major essays – process essays written partly in class, peer edited in class, conferences with instructor in class, analysis of theme/character/etc. with critical support.

Reading for this class Short stories Poetry Plays All found in Arguing through Literature