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This culminating task will assess your ability to identify, define, and analyze literary techniques in an excerpt from the texts studied throughout the year. On your assigned final day, you will receive a random excerpt and have 5 minutes to read, annotate, and prepare your analysis, followed by 5 minutes to present. Prepare by reviewing all literary techniques covered and the literature we've read. Ensure to provide context, identify techniques, and analyze their significance in relation to the author's purpose or theme.
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All year we have been working with numerous texts and literary techniques. This final will test you on your ability to identify, define and analyze the techniques present in an excerpt from one pieces we have read this year. This is your chance to highlight the skills you have developed in close reading. Purpose
On your assigned final day, you will be given a random excerpt from one of the pieces we have read this year. You will have 5 minutes to read, annotate and analyze your excerpt and 5 minutes to present your analysis to the class. Directions
Study all of the literary techniques we have covered this year, as you will not be allowed to use any notes during this final. Review the literature we have read this year. Preparation
Provide context for the piece (if necessary) • Present the title, author, and character speaking. • Present the literary techniques that play a significant role in developing the overall theme or author’s purpose. • Make sure you: • Define and identify the significant literary techniques • Analyze how they contribute to the author’s overall purpose and/or theme Expectations for Presentation
“All Over” by Guy de Maupassant (1) • “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning (1) • Adam and Eve (Genesis) (1) • Prometheus by Aeschylus (1) • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (5) • “The Short, Happy life of Francis Macomber” by Hemingway (4) • A Doll’s House by Ibsen (3) • King Lear by Shakespeare (4) • “Ode to a Grecian Urn” by Keats (1) • “The Soldier” by Brooke (1) • “Dulce et Decorum Est”by Owens (1) • “The Lamb” by Blake (1) • “The Tyger” by Blake (1) • “The Chimney Sweeps” by Blake (2) • Life of Pi by Yann Martel (7) • Art piece (1) Texts You Are Responsible for