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- 2. Jens Martensson Objectives and CA Content Standards CA Content Standards: • Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. • Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. Objectives: • Students will be able to understand context, both inside and outside of the text. • Students will also be able to understand how to analyze different parts of the text and identify thematic elements and how it develops through the course of the novel. • Students will also be able to analyze different characters and cross exam them and their development.
- 3. Jens Martensson What do you think Gatsby means when he says: “Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can.”
- 4. Jens Martensson What is Context? Context is the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed ► Context is key ► When we think about Gatsby’s quote, we consider the events in the book at the same time and it brings more meaning to the quote ► Out of context, the quote may mean something else to those who read it. ► What do you think “Out of context means?”
- 5. Jens Martensson Context and its different forms
- 6. Jens MartenssonBreaking from conformity Dead Poet’s SocietyThemes • Let’s watch the clip briefly and consider the message it is telling us • There is a general message that comes from this short clip: one that discusses conformity and how not to conform • This theme also has further meaning when you consider the context of the whole movie • What did you think of the message without context? Does the meaning change when there is context?
- 7. Jens Martensson “The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings”
- 8. Jens Martensson Discuss and write in your notes: What do you think this quote means? Do you think this quote changes when you understand the context of it? “The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings”
- 9. Jens Martensson Given what you have just learned about context, how do you think it affects your reading? Why do you think it is important?
- 10. Jens Martensson Looking Closer Analyzing How can we do it? ► Consider context ■ Historical ■ textual ► Break down the passage ■ Identify different components of the passage • Symbolism • Themes • Characteristics of differing characters ► Organizing identified material ► Synthesize and discuss
- 11. Jens Martensson Different components of the passage ► Symbols ■ Characters, settings, images that stand for bigger ideas ■ i.e.The eyes of DoctorT.J. Eckleburg ► Themes ■ Money ■ Power ■ Hope ► Characteristics of other characters ■ Tom Buchanon’s brutish behavior ■ Gatsby’s rage ■ Daisy’s indifference ► When looking at a passage, it’s important to identify the different components of it Taking a closer look
- 12. Jens Martensson After you’ve identified some aspects of the passage you want to discuss, you can then organize it using a visual organizer. Here is an example of a visual organizer intended to compare character traits of two different characters
- 13. Jens Martensson Visual Organizer Examples ► Venn Diagrams ► TripleVenn Diagrams ► Cycle Map ► Bubble Map ► Persuasion map ► Sequence chart ■ timeline ► Story Map
- 14. Jens Martensson Why do you think graphic organizers will be useful in your analysis of your text?
- 15. Jens MartenssonGraphic Organizer We’ve worked on a visual organizer already, and through this we looked closely at the passages that identify differing aspects of the character’s personality. By organizing this information in a visual organizer, information can be easily organized, stored, and evaluated.
- 16. Jens Martensson Choose a graphic organizer (different from the graphic organizer we have already worked on) and write about your chosen theme or set of characters to analyze and discuss in that graphic organizer.