Start with What Others Are Saying?
This can be something said about the literary work by a classmate or teacher.
What is "they say"?
There are two templates provided to help get you started responding to other interpretations.
What is one of the quotes from page 239?
A writer favors one side of the argument over the other and seems unfair to other possible perspectives.
What is bias?
The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
What is evidence?
No matter how _____ and open to debate evidence might be, not all interpretations are simply unsupported by that evidence.
What is flexible?
"Critic X complains that author Y's story is compromised by his ____perspective. While there's some truth to this critique, I argue that critic X overlooks____." is example of a response tactic found on page 233 but also can be spotted on page 234.
What is Published Literary Criticism?
Name one question that help you formulate your own position on any literary work. (pg.240-247)
1. What is the central conflict?
2. Which side--if any does the text seem to favor?
3. What's your evidence?
4.What is your opinion of the text?
On page 241, Students favor _____ instead of the mother in the story, "Everything That Rises Must Converge."
Who is Julian?
"Although some might read the metaphor of ____in this poem as evidence that, for author X, modern technology undermines community traditions and values, I see it as____." is a quote that exemplifies what you need to show when siting evidence found on page 244.
What is supports your interpretation and to anticipate other alternative ones?
Based off of Nancy's essay on page 245, Julian represented...
What is "Julian represents the future of society, a nonracist and an educated thinker"?
"One of the more powerful ways of responding to a literary work is to..."
What is "address any contradictions or inconsistencies"?
____ noted the persuasiveness of conflict in literature when he banished poets from his ideal community on the grounds that their works depict endless conflict and division.
Who is Plato?
Given the story of Julian and his mother on page 241, there is a possible interpretation that suffer from a common malady which is___
What is they're living in a mental bubble that keeps them from being able to see themselves as they really are?
Finish this quote,"The answer lies in the evidence provided by the work:..."
What is "...its images, dialogue, plot, historical references, tone, stylistic, details, and so forth."?
Erases the difference between us and others in literary interpretation that transforms everything we encounter into a version of ourselves.
What is Solipsism/The view that there are no wrong answers?