1. By Ed Kleinman Winnipeg, Manitoba
North End Faust

2. Terms to know
Anechoic chamber:

3. Terms to Know
Psyche:

4. Terms to Know
isolation:

5. Terms to Know
Faust: Who is Faust?

6. Questions – in class #1 – Alex has a problem #2 – People are talking
What series of events lead to Alex’s eventual breakdown? What are his flaws? How might he have avoided his fate?
With a partner, write a dialogue that two of Alex’s colleagues might have following his death. Write approximately 100 words.
Give them each a name
Remember, he was well respected in the scientific community (that is your audience)

7. Evidence – Homework
Alex appears to have lost his connection with reality. Is this the effect of a mental illness or is it rooted in something evil or sinister? Decide which seems to be most believable reason for his downfall.
Find 4-5 sentences from the story to support your assertion.

8. Paragraph response
Using the sentences you found to support your assertion, construct a paragraph proving your position. Be sure to incorporate each quotation seamlessly.
Your paragraph should have a clear topic sentence
eg. “In Ed Kleinman’s “North End Faust”…” or
“Alex, Ed Kleinman’s “North End Faust” protagonist, is a (insert adjective) character.”
Include a thesis statement which clearly states your assertion (illness or evil?)
Incorporate your quotations seamlessly

9. How to Integrate Quotes in Literary Analysis
A Simple Guide
How to Integrate Quotes in Literary Analysis

10. POWER
Quote only words, sentences, or passages that are powerful.

11. Present Tense
When you refer to a text, you have to write about it in the present tense:
Example:
J.T. Gatto writes that “I don’t like peas.” (Note: it’s “writes” not “wrote”, even though he wrote it in the past. The reason we do this is because texts never age, authors do.)

12. Introduce a Quotation
Never drop a quotation into your paragraph. You must use your own words to introduce a quotation.
Quotations do not stand alone in a sentence. Include them into your own sentence.

13. Be Strong
In order to make your own writing flow as smoothly as possible, it is usually best to use only the most effective part of the quotation as part of your own sentences.

14. You Do the Work Do not rely on quotations to do the work for you.
You must always follow a quotation with commentary.
Never end a paragraph with a quotation!

15. Make Changes
Quotations should fit into your argument. If punctuation, pronouns, or verb tenses do not flow with your own words, paraphrase or make minor changes so it fits into your own sentence.
Any change you make to a quotation needs to be surrounded with (brackets).