1. Do NOW: Whiteboard Talk
Answer on board:
How do you Close Read?

2. Reading Literature Like a Professor
Close Reading
Reading Literature Like a Professor

3. Four Levels of Close Reading
Linguistic
What does it mean?
Semantic
Why were specific words/images used?
Structural
How is it put together, what archetypes used?
Cultural
How does this text exist in the world around it

4. What should you look for?
1. Grammar and Syntax 2. Vocabulary and Diction 3. Figures of speech 4. Literary devices 5. Tone 6. Style 7. Purpose 8. Theme
I will look for these!

5. Literary Response Tips
Read the rules for Lit Response
Ask questions

6. Analysis Poster Project
Choose a partner
Draw two chapters of HTRLLP
Re-read and analyze the two chapters
Create an outline of each of the two chapters.
Then, create two posters—one for each chapter.

7. What should be in the Outline?
Chapter 1- Every Trip is a Quest (Except when it’s not)
Every quest must have:
A questor
A place to go
A stated reason to go there
Challenges and trials along the way
The real reason to go? always SELF-KNOWLEDGE
Examples of works with a Quest:
The Crying of Lot 49
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Lord of the Rings
Star Wars
North by Northwest
What are the elements of the chapter’s topic
Why?
Texts used as an example of the chapter’s topic
Don’t forget Roman numerals and Letters

8. Poster Use your outline Create graphics Add color?
Use Your Own Artistry,
or Publisher,
or Paint,
or Word

9. Jigsaw Those with similar posters will meet
Determine which poster is most:
Accurate
Complete
Asthetically appealing
The Poster owner will then present

10. Present Your poster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11. Exit Slip What concept was clarified by this project?
Three things:
What concept was clarified by this project?
Which poster was the strongest?
What question do you still have?