Reading strategies, Poetry, Prose, Drama, Lit context, Citations, Research - eng

ENGLISH S1-2 2324

Skimming

tells you what the general information is within a paragraph

Scanning

Reading rapidly in order to find specific facts

Close reading

reading intensively, focused on heavy details

Rhyme scheme

Ordered pattern of rhyming words at the end of each line in a poem

Ex.

ABAB, ABA, BCB,CDC, DED …

Meter

focuses on the pattern of sound — pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Stressed syllables: longer, louder, and higher in sound

Ex.

ba - NAH - na

Rhyme

focuses on the flow of sound — refers to overall tempo at which the poem unfolds.

Style

the way the author uses language to convey their ideas to create a unique voice and tone

Patterns and motifs

A recurring image or theme that appears through out the work to reinforce a deeper central meeting

Form/structure

Refers to the parts of a poem such as:
Elements like the line, lengths, and meters, stanza lengths, rhyme schemes, and systems of repetition

Prose

written or spoken language in its ordinary form
- no metrical structure

Plot

Narrative work beginning in media res that opens in the middle of the story, rather than at the beginning

Drama

Portrayal of fictional or non-fictional events throughout the performance of written dialogue

Spectactle

everything the audience sees as they watch the play
- The visual elements of a play

Ex.

Sets, costumes, special efx …

Structural

The text’s form, narrative, and literary techniques → like genre or how its told, and common themes and patterns

Biograpical

A story of a real person’s life → Formed by the beliefs, education, culture, and experiences of the author

Ex.

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

Historical

Relates to the time period, behaviors/attitudes, and events at the time which affect the text
→ Social, economic, political, and religious events that influenced the writing of a text

Ex.

Shakespeare’s work → for example, you can notice which monarch was reigning at the time of each individual work

Sociocultural

Helps you to understand the social, economic, political, and cultural forces that influences the text you’re reading

Ex.

magazines displaying current trends

Linguistic

Analyzing the words, sentences, patterns, imagery of the text. Disregards contexts like biography and sociocultural. → Basically providing the listener context

Ex.

The girl in the red jacket is swinging → allows the listener to identify the subject or event being labeled

Psychological

Explores the psychological thought process and context of character and author

Ex.

Freud’s reading of Hamlet, mein kampf , and Stephen King

Plagiarism

Act of stealing other’s works and ideas while claiming it as one’s own

Common knoedge

ideas tat are the universal truth

Paraphrasing

Relaying the words of others using one’s own words — but with citation

In-text citation

Inserted in the text of your research paper to briefly document the source of your information.

direct quotations

citation:

(name, date)

paraphrased statement

citation:

name (year)

multiple authors

citation:

name et al. (year)

Identify the problem

research:

aims to expand knowledge

RRL

• analyzes, synthesizes, and critically evaluates

• situates your research within existing knowledge

• key vars, both dependent and independent

formulating research question

Process of asking open-ended questions

Ex.

how? why? , is the research question clear? …

Creating research design

Process of strategizing for an answer for your research question

Collection methods

Process of evaluating information/data to find answers to research problems

Data analysis

Summarizing all the information you’ve gathered with the use of analytical and logical reasoning

Writing the report

Conclusion, recommendations, etc …

Research title

• 15-25 words

• avid unnecessary words

• subject and scope of the study