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Freewriting 

• Given a topic

•  Write for given time

• Do not stop writing…if you get stuck, pick a word and just kee

 writing it until your next thought comes through

• Read the poem on the next slide. What do you think that it is ab

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 Jabberwocky

by Lewis Carroll

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 What are the key elements for analyz

literature?• Plot

• Character

• Setting

• Symbols

• Irony

•  Theme

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Plot

a series of events that moves literature • Do not merely repeat what happened

•  What are the key events of the story? Do they unfold in conven

fashions or deviate?

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Does the writer use foreshadowing or flashback? Why?• Is the plot believable and effective, or does it display weakness

some sort? Does it include any unique features?

• Is it similar to the plot of another story or some type of story?

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Character

•  What are the character’s most important features? Where in the

literary work are these features revealed?

• Do the characters undergo any changes? How and why do the

occur?

•  Are the characters believable, true to life? If not, why?

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Setting

•  What are the setting’s key features?

• How does setting create a mood, reveal a character, serve as a s

or reinforce the literary work’s point?

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In what ways does the setting support or interfere with the liter work?

• Does the setting seem realistic? Why or why not?

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Symbol

•  What symbols are used, and where do they appear?

•  Are the symbols private or conventional?

•  What do the symbols mean?

• Do any of the symbols undergo a change in meaning? If so, ho why?

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Irony

•  Where does irony occur?

•  What does the irony accomplish?

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 Theme

•  What are the themes of this work? Are they stated or unstated?

•  Are any thematic weaknesses present? Explain.

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How to find A peer-reviewed article in a scholarly journal

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 To access peer-reviewed articles from

scholarly journals• go to www.ccac.edu/library

• click Databases A to Z

• Choose a database

• type search term in box

• Under Limit Results,

• click box for Full Text

• click box for Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals

• Click search

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For Thursday…

• Find and read one peer-reviewed article from a scholarly journa

“Jabberwocky”

•  Apply your assigned literature elements to “Jabberwocky.” Be

 prepared to extensively discuss your findings with the class.

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 Apply your assigned literature elements to “Jabberwocky.” Be prepa

extensively discuss your findings with the class.

• Plot –  Aziz, David, Ashley B, Summer

• Character – Robert, Ashley C, Danny, Tony

• Setting – Corrine, Kaprielle, Zach, Naudya

• Symbols – Brittany, Cody, Pauline, Mieah

• Irony & Theme – Cambria, Cassandra, Daishawna, Kambria