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WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT overview

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT overview. Broken April Pedro Paramo Snow Country. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 4 Stages. STAGE 1: Interactive Oral STAGE 2: Reflective Statement STAGE 3: Supervised Writing STAGE 4: Production of Essay. STAGE 1: INTERACTIVE ORALS.

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WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT overview

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  1. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENToverview Broken April Pedro Paramo Snow Country

  2. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT4 Stages STAGE 1: Interactive Oral STAGE 2: Reflective Statement STAGE 3: Supervised Writing STAGE 4: Production of Essay

  3. STAGE 1: INTERACTIVE ORALS • The discussions should address the following cultural and contextual considerations. • In what ways do time and place matter to this work? • What was easy to understand and what was difficult in relation to social and cultural context and issues? • What connections did you find between issues in the work and your own culture(s) and experience? • What aspects of technique are interesting in the work?

  4. INTERACTIVE ORALS:What do we need to know about the topic to help us betterdiscuss the construction of the book? • Examples: • Newspaper headlines • Small groups – you lead • Presentation • Lead large groups • Stations • Assign readings • Maps / visuals • Role-playing • Evaluation • Engaging • Informative • Interactive • Personal connection • Clear / organized

  5. STAGE 2: REFLECTIVE STATEMENT • The reflective statement must be based on the following question. • How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral? • Typed, 300-400 words • awarded a mark out of 3 using assessment criterion A (A: 3 + B—D: 22 = 25) • RS for the work used in essay is sent along with essay

  6. STAGE 3: SUPERVISED WRITING • In-class writing in response to teacher-created prompts • May use book (w/annotations) but no notes or past assignments • Must choose 1 prompt & write on 1 of the 3 texts • Will use SWs as brainstorming for essay topics • Will need to be able to show some connection between SW & final essay

  7. STAGE 4: ESSAY • 1200 – 1500 words • Written on ONE of the three texts • Student develops topic from one of the SW • Literary analysis • Should go beyond class discussion • Should keep essay assignment in mind at all times!!!!!!

  8. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: 4 STAGES STAGE 1: Interactive Oral • must participate in leading IO for 1 text STAGE 2: Reflective Statement • Must write RS after each IO (total of 3 RSs) STAGE 3: Supervised Writing • Must complete SW after each text (total of 3 SWs) STAGE 4: Production of Essay • Will write on 1 of the 3 texts

  9. Broken April Ismail Kadare, Albania, 1978: IO TOPICS A seemingly archaic yet modern tale of a blood feud that controls a young man’s life. The story is clear and chronologicalbut jumps between three primary points of view. • Author Info • Blood Code / Kanun • Tirana vs. Mountain Region (geographical & cultural differences) • Albanian history and politics (published date vs. setting of the story) • Albanian culture (family; religion; gender roles; etc.)

  10. Pedro Paramo Juan Rulfo, Mexico, 1955 IO TOPICS A very surreal story of a young man’s attempt to find his father in an eerie Mexican town. The story is told through multiple voices and switches between the past and present. Rulfo was a pioneer of magical realism and inspired many Latin American writers. • Author info • Magical Realism • Gender roles • Marriage / love / sex • Social conventions • Mexican Revolution • Class differences (peasants, landowners, workers, etc.)

  11. Snow Country YasunariKawabata, Japan, 1956 IO TOPICS The story of a city man’s affair with a country geisha in a mountain spa community. The novel is sparsely written but largely chronological and told through the male protagonist’s limited point of view. • Author background • Geisha – spa vs. city • Dress / clothing • Mountain region / resorts • Role of women / men • Ballet; haiku; arts/culture • Marriage / love / sex • Class differences • Japanese etiquette (social & conversational) / social interaction

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