Part 4: Literature - Critical Study
Overview & Learning Outcomes
In Part 4: Literature - Critical Study, we focus on the close reading of texts. "Close reading is the art of reading a text with the intention of understanding both its fabric and its purpose. The close reader does not simply access the text, but maintains a critical perspective, constantly asking questions about the provenance, structure and purpose of the writing" (ibo.org).
Throughout this part of the course, we will:
Throughout this part of the course, we will:
- Explore literary works in detail.
- Analyze elements such as theme and the ethical stance or moral values of literary texts.
- Understand and make appropriate use of literary terms.
The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald
Set in the summer of 1922 - Published 1925
Video: Crash Course History - The Roaring 20s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOR1XCMf7A Video: Wealth Inequality in America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM |
Video: Introduction to the 1920s - Gatsby Context
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2rI7BaIXfg Video: Global Wealth Inequality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWSxzjyMNpU |
Class Resources
Full Text of the novel online - From PublicBookshelf.com -- useful for finding and copying/annotating key passages
Chapter 5 - Class notes on symbols and characterization
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Gatsby -Chapter 5 Symbols & Quotations.docx | |
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Character Worksheet.doc | |
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Gatsby Geography.docx | |
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symbolism_chart.doc | |
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the_great_gatsby_summary_sheet.docx | |
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color_imagery_journal.pdf | |
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connotativelanguage.ppt | |
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gatsbydiscussionqs.pdf | |
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Contextual Information Websites |
Related Articles |
The Roaring 20s - An overview of the decade from history.com
The Roaring 20s - From BBC-GCSE Bitesize (an educational website) 1920s American Life and Values The Decade that Roared (ushistory.org) Creating the American Dream (americanradioworks) Income Inequality by State, 1917-2012 (epi.org) |
The Great Gatsby and the American Dream
an article from The Guardian about the novel's relevance and key issues Reading Gatsby in Beijing an interesting article from The New Yorker on Gatsby's context and its parallels to modern-day China Wealth Inquality in America: It's Worse than you think (fortune.com) The Unequal State of America Series (reuters) Separate "Poor Doors" in modern NYC apartment buildings (npr.org) Re-thinking the American Dream (vanityfair.com) American Dream? Or Mirage? (nytimes.com) Richie Rich 101 (LAtimes.com) Class Matters (nytimes.com) |
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Selected Poetry - Langston Hughes
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Video: Langston Hughes & The Harlem Renaissance Video: Harlem Renaissance
http://youtu.be/ir0URpI9nKQ http://youtu.be/Z3ozfYC9CZE
http://youtu.be/ir0URpI9nKQ http://youtu.be/Z3ozfYC9CZE
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Introduction to Poetry Terms (PowerPoint slides) |
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Poetic Devices to help you analyze and understand poetry |
poeticforms.doc | |
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howtoreadpoem.pdf | |
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10-steps-to-read-a-poem.doc | |
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textual_analysis_in_3_steps_-_chart.docx | |
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Class Resources
Hughes - Historical Context Notes (Google Slides)
Hughes's "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain" - essay (published in 1926)
Langston Hughes - biography and a few poems (poets.org)
Langston Hughes - related articles and essays (poetryfoundation.org)
Langston Hughes's Poetry (poemhunter.com)
What is the Blues? (pbs.org)
White Privilege - an eye-opening list
Martin Luther King Mourns Trayvon Martin - a beautiful modern poem (atlantic.com)
Review table - to come!
Hughes's "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain" - essay (published in 1926)
Langston Hughes - biography and a few poems (poets.org)
Langston Hughes - related articles and essays (poetryfoundation.org)
Langston Hughes's Poetry (poemhunter.com)
What is the Blues? (pbs.org)
White Privilege - an eye-opening list
Martin Luther King Mourns Trayvon Martin - a beautiful modern poem (atlantic.com)
Review table - to come!
Contextual Information Websites |
Related Articles |
The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien
Set (mostly) during the vietnam war - published in 1990
Video: Vietnam War - Simplified!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoXySB-WlZE |
Video: Vietnam: A Brief History
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XgW0o-Ui94k |
Class resources
Vietnam War - Test your knowledge
Vietnam War CONTEXT/BACKGROUND - input your answers here (class google doc)
Vietnam War - First Person Stories -- read and respond (theguardian.com)
Vietnam War CONTEXT/BACKGROUND - input your answers here (class google doc)
Vietnam War - First Person Stories -- read and respond (theguardian.com)
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tttc_reading_questions.pdf | |
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Glossary of Military Terms & Slang from the Vietnam War
The Things They Carried back from Vietnam - Tim O'Brien interview on npr.org
The Things They Carried back from Vietnam - Tim O'Brien interview on npr.org
Contextual Information WebsitesVietnam War - a range of related topics (History.com)
American Experiences in the Vietnam War (pbs.org) Battlefield: Vietnam - with a useful timeline (pbs.org) Vietnam War - history (bbc.co.uk) Topics & Viewpoints on the war |
Related ArticlesVietnam War News Archive (NYtimes.com)
Vietnam War - topics and articles (Time Magazine) Voicing Vietnam - Bryan Cranston narrates TTTC Walter Cronkite's Vietnam War Commentary (npr.org) Analysts Discuss Possible Iraq-Vietnam Parallels (pbs.org) Revealing the Trauma of War (nationalgeographic.com) Life After the Iraq War - One Soldier's Story (opb.org) You Don't Ever Get Over It - PTSD article (guardian.com) The Eyes that Reveal the Trauma of War (Daily Mail) US Soldiers Bringing Violence Home (commondreams.org) |