https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig Use this step-by-step-guide to write your narrative analysis. Due Fri 15th Jan. en-us 2021-01-06 11:03:59 UTC 2023-08-26 08:16:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f64c.png myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059330777 ...in the course of the whole process of writing a narrative analysis! You will be guided through preparation, note-taking, structuring, writing and proofreading. Everything you need is in this padlet and something to write. (A typed document would be great, but a handwritten text is fine, too.)
This week's assignment serves as an exercise for you and some texts will be graded. It is due on Friday 15th Jan.]]> 2021-01-06 14:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059330777 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059366804 You need to read the task carefully to make sure you understand what you will be looking for in the text. This week's task is "Analyze the point of view and the rhetorical devices the author used to influence the reader’s perception of the protagonist Raven at the age of seventeen." Thus, you only focus on these two aspects that create a certain image of the protagonist.]]> 2021-01-06 14:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059366804 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059397317 At the beginning, it is very important to keep the goal of an analysis in mind. You analyze linguistic devices (language, not content!) used in a text to create an effect on the reader. For example, words like "gloomy", "grey", "pale" and "lonely" can create a hopeless atmosphere and thus shape the image of a certain place. In this case, a task might ask you to analyze the choice of words and atmosphere used to portray, for example, a place in a rural region of Ireland.
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Linguistic devices → effect on the reader's perception of something/ someone in the text]]> 2021-01-06 14:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059397317 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059488335 In addition to choice of words and atmosphere you can also examine a certain character (characterization), style and register, tone, rhetorical devices and the point of view. A task usually tells you what to focus on.]]> 2021-01-06 14:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059488335 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059526398 Skimming means reading through the text quickly for a first time to note only the most important points. (e.g. the plot, general tone, style, atmosphere and structure) It serves as a good preparation for a more detailed reading. Have a look at the video on the right if you need to recall these reading techniques.
Use a(n online) dictionary to check unknown words. Please find the text attached!]]> 2021-01-06 14:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059526398 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059573573 Scanning is another speed-reading technique. This time, however, you will focus on the effect that is mentioned in the task (here: (rhetorical devices and point of view →) perception of the protagonist).
Highlighting the relevant passages and expressions will help you focus when taking and structuring your notes.]]> 2021-01-06 14:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059573573 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059609393 This video will help you remembering:]]> 2021-01-06 15:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059609393 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059674479 Reading again? Yes! After reading the text twice quickly, you have a good overview and have already gained some insights. However, since you want to examine the linguistic devices thoroughly, you should now take another close look at the relevant passages and take notes on your findings. How do the linguistic means you have found influence the reader's perception of seventeen-year-old Raven?
Note that different rhetorical devices have different effects. The attached document gives you an overview.]]> 2021-01-06 15:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1059674479 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060201038 You may now be thinking: Now let's get on with the writing. But stop! First you should organize your notes to bring structure into your text in advance. This should correspond to the following:
-  Begin with a central claim (your main statement/ hypothesis) that responds to the task. It is the outcome of all of your findings. This has to be your starting point for structuring your text, as every paragraph of your main part will serve to support your central claim.
- Each paragraph of your main part should contain one supporting argument for your central claim
- Combine similar devices meaningfully instead of just listing them. f.ex. several stylistic devices might be used to show that a character is trustworthy, humble, etc.
- Make sure to include all stylistic devices with 1. their name, 2. an example from the text (textual evidence: quotes!) and 3. their effect
- Consider all relevant aspects for the task.]]> 2021-01-06 17:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060201038 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060367327 Your introduction should include a sentence with general information (author, title, text type and date of publication) and your central claim (main statement). You may also include the linguistic devices you will mainly analyze in the following.]]> 2021-01-06 17:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060367327 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060370164 Be careful! There are quite a few formal rules that you will have to follow when writing an analysis:
- use present tense
- write neutrally (do not use "I", "we" or state your opinion)
- write complete and grammatically correct sentences & check your spelling
- do not use colloquial language ("stuff", "kinda") or abbreviations ("They'll lose")
- be precise (no "thing" or "somehow")
- quote correctly (infobox on the right)
- use linking words to combine ideas and sentences (use the list on the right)]]> 2021-01-06 17:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060370164 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060435837 2021-01-06 17:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060435837 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060456580 - For quotations use quotation marks. In English: “...” (not: „…“).
- You always need to indicate the lines (and page numbers if possible) for every one of your examples taken from the text. Use (l. 1) if you refer to one line and (ll. 1-4) if you refer to several lines.
- Embed your quotes correctly to move the reader from the quoted text back into the paragraph smoothly. Some examples:
1. Set-off quotes: “Cheese is the most stolen food in the world,” according to Jane Smith.
2. Built-in quotes: In the interest of animal sleeping habits, Jane Smith proposes that “dolphins sleep with one eye open.”
3. Introduced with a colon: In her book about pets, Jane Smith discusses the benefits of owning a dog: “Dog owners are less likely to suffer from depression and have lower levels of stress than people who do not own dogs.” ]]> 2021-01-06 18:01:58 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060456580 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060558013 If you have done some good preparation and pre-structuring according to the steps above (esp. in Preparation Step 5), you should be able to concentrate on language now. For this, consider Writing Step 1, the list of linking words and the rules for quoting. You should also use a variable, competent writing style. This is not so difficult if you know the right sentence starters and elements. Luckily, you can easily find them in the list on the right! ]]> 2021-01-06 18:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060558013 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060612358 Now that you have put everything you have found down on paper in an orderly fashion, it is time to summarize the most important points for your conclusion. Use "fresh language" (new expressions) and relate to your central claim to round off the text. Make sure not to include any further points that were not mentioned before! Your conclusion should follow logically from your findings. If it doesn't, something must have gone wrong in your preparation. In that case, go back to Preparation Step 5 and find the problem. ]]> 2021-01-06 18:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060612358 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060650175 Yay, you are done writing! But wait: Before you put the pen down, you should proofread and revise your text. Check the following:
- Have you really focused on the analysis of linguistic devices at all times?
- Have you clarified the effect of all linguistic devices (using the document in Preperation Step 4) & given examples?
- Have you focused on the task and on your central claim?
- Have you followed all the formal requirements, used linking words (Writing Step 1) and appropriate language (Useful phrases and sentence starters)?
- Have you structured your introduction, main part and conclusion correctly and have you included all the relevant content? (Writing Step 2-4)]]> 2021-01-06 18:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060650175 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060724766 Please upload your result on itslearning in PDF or Word format. ]]> 2021-01-06 19:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1060724766 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1067930748 2021-01-08 17:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1067930748 myr11 https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1411047298 2021-04-13 09:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/myr11/7jlvg29wx4jdw2ig/wish/1411047298