1. Follow these directions:

2. Today you will learn how knowing a literary allusion helps you make meaning of what you’re reading.

3. Allusion (n) To allude (v) = to refer to
a short and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance in a text.
It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It is just a passing comment
THINKING PROCESS:
spot the allusion within the text
know the reference
use it to better understand what you are reading

4. Low-level Example: Monsters Inc.

5. Higher-level example:
THINKING PROCESS:
spot the allusion within the text
know the reference
use it to better understand what you are reading

6. Purpose for reading: How does knowing an allusion help you make more meaning of a text?
Novel
Allusion
So What?
Fuzzy Mud
pg. 10
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelly
How does knowing about the story of Frankenstein help you make more meaning of slime mold?
Trouble
pg. 48 – 53
pg. 63 – 65
pg. 56 & 69
Canterbury Tales
by Chaucer
“O Solitude! If I Must With Thee Dwell”
by John Keats
How does knowing the reference to pilgrims help you make more meaning of the trial (CH 5)?
How does reading Keat’s poetry help you make meaning of the italics?
The Outsiders
pg. 77
“Nothing Gold Can Stay”
by Robert Frost
Genesis from the Bible
How does reading Frost’s poem help you understand the central idea of innocence?
How does knowing the allusion to the Garden of Eden help you understand “Nothing Gold Can Stay?”