Literary Analysis

 A summary of the main points and an analysis are the same thing.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Analysis is: 

• rewording the text

• stating the facts

• opinion supported by evidece from the text

• the same thing as summary

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is not true of the process of analyzing? 

• Analysis examines the relationship between ideas and points

• Analysis evaluates the quality of the evidence used to support the ideas

• Analysis provides alternative explanations or debates

• Analysis does not require the writer to explain the connections or evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.1B

Which of the following criteria indicate that your writing is focusing on summary alone?

• stating something obvious

• using chronological order

• describing what/where/to whom

• All of these are correct

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following criteria does NOT indicate that your writing is going beyond summary and focusing on analysis?

• it explains how or why an aspect of the text is significant

• it focuses on the author's main points

• it makes an orginal argument

• it looks closely at languge and explains how the text works to get the message across

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What do phrases like these signal? 

"This essay is about...."

"This article is about..."

"This book is about..? 

• summarizing

• analyzing

• going beyond summary

• original thought

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Analysis of a literary text often includes: 

• focus on the literary elements of the text

• focus on the theme of the work

• breaking down and explaining the evidence from the text

• all of these are correct

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following steps are important for avoiding just summarizing and moving on to analysis? 

• formulating an argument or an arguable thesis

• stating what's obvious

• telling the events of the story

• rewording the text

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the theme of a story?

• The moral of the story

• The summary of the story

• The universal truth about life implied by the story.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What should you support throughout your essay?

• Evidence

• Donald Trump

• Joe Biden

• Thesis

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.1B