If you were absent today, be sure to uphold your responsibility to your group members.
Due Thursday: your individual or group thesis statement regarding the theme of the novel
Be sure to take into account the era within which the novel was written and the genre (dystopian, gothic, romantic etc) so that your thematic thesis statements take into account the context within which the novel exists. These novels are considered literary works of art. Your job is to explain the impact the novel's ideas have or had on an audience.
You will write the essay during class on Monday. You may bring your introduction with you but the rest of the essay is written from your memory. Memorize key quotations (short is best for this type of essay). Memorize key events, author's name, characters, and settings.
Hand in on Monday:
1. TICK chart. Be sure that the analysis is thorough. TICK is an acronym for Title, Introduction, Conclusion and Key points. Re-read the introduction, and annotate it so that you can point out, diction, tone, motifs or symbols arising, syntax, literary devices, etc. You may submit one TICK chart for the entire group or an individual TICK chart if you prefer to work alone.
2. A quotation log consisting of 9 key passages annotated while keeping in mind the novel's theme which you will be discussing in your essay. Each quotation must have a 75 to 150 word response. You may submit one log per group or an individual log. IF YOU WERE ABSENT TODAY, FIND OUT WHICH QUOTATIONS YOUR GROUP MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED SO THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE TO ANNOTATE DIFFERENT PASSAGES.
We spent the entire class preparing for the essay, researching and writing / creating the TICK chart and the quotation log.
Tomorrow, you will have time to work on the log and the chart and create a thesis statement which is due Thursday.
Remember a thematic statement is a close analysis of one possible theme. Choose one which your group feels is most important.
