Short+Stories+ENG4U

READ:

"The Shining Houses" Alice Munro

"Touching Bottom" Kari Strutt

"On the Rainy River" Tim O'Brien


 * TOPICS COVERED **
 * Critical analysis- looking at the textual elements such as imagery, characters, setting, symbols, issues, themes... events...
 * Archetype: identifying literary archetypes, applying archetypal meaning to text, understanding the function of archetype and connection to theme
 * New Critical theory: analysis of a text by looking only at the significance of its literary elements, the relationships between these elements, and how they function to unify a text in support of its central purpose (or to bring forward a theme); identifying patterns
 * The application of New Critical theory to a short story
 * The application of Jungian analysis (archetype) to a short story
 * Essay writing: distinguishing topic and subject matter from theme - composing an introduction with a solid thesis and a 'map' of the supporting arguments
 * coherence; arguing to **defend an interpretation**, rather than proving facts; integrating quotations that **defend the argument**; in defense of the more-than-five-paragraphs essay

DUE DATES: TERMS QUIZ: JULY 4 (THURS) Short Story In-class Diagnostic: JULY 4 (Period 4) ESSAY IN-CLASS: JULY 5 (FRIDAY) PERIOD 3

Handouts for the short story unit: Short Story Unit Terms 









Essay writing handouts: Refer to the Blue Book for detailed explanations on answering essay questions...
 * OPEN THIS DOCUMENT AND CLICK ON THE LINKS TO SEE THE YOUTUBE CLIPS ABOUT ARCHETYPE AND THE HERO MYTH. **