STRUCTURALISM
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Arelie Joy N. Quinez
Practice Teacher
English 10
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Review
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EA FL
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UPPSEIP
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E DRB & ULE
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PEGSAR
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Critique a literary selection based on Structuralist Approach.
Page 8: What is Literary Criticism?
Evaluation, analysis, description, or interpretation of literary works.
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Method of interpreting and analyzing literary pieces focusing on contrasting ideas.
Treats text as linguistic construct.
Page 10: Example
"Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after."
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Significance of each word is determined by internal and external factors (historical, biographical, cultural).
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Analyzed by examining underlying structures (characterization, plot) to develop general conclusions about works.
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Language regarded as a closed, stable system; later gave way to post-structuralism.
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Direction: Identify statements with signs (HAPPY for Structuralist approach; SAD otherwise).
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Language regarded as closed, stable system; transitioned to post-structuralism post-1960s.
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Significance of each word determined by historical, biographical, and cultural contexts.
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Critical approaches that analyze and evaluate inherent text features.
Page 18: Structuralism Features
Includes grammar, syntax, and literary devices (meter, tropes).
Page 19: Structuralist Critique
Analyzed underlying structures and patterns; used for general conclusions about individual works and their systems.
Page 20: Critiquing Time!
Directions: Analyze structure and form of an excerpt from "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James.
Page 21: Questions to Consider
How do text structures engage the reader?
How do structures and language reflect narrator's mood?
Explore character/setting/event presentation; refer to language and structure.
Page 22: Assignment
Search for elements used in Formalist Approach.