Working Teams for Today’s Project: Analyzing/Dissecting “Good Country People” essay on p. 359 of your textbook9:30 Class 11:00 ClassArslan, Maria, and Raguez Hassan, Aijo, and LaurenKate, Faria, and Justin Maggie (A), Jaime, John, and Meryl Josie, Rose, and Carrie Tylor, Quinn, and Renee (A)Nadine, Matt, and Avani Kiran, Michael R., and EnzaEdgar, Vishal, and Malgorzata Edmarc, Mike E., Melissa, and LeomarBilly, Margaret, and Chablis Kyle, Mike L., and KateRoxanne (A), Stephanie, and AndreyShaan (A), Samantha (A), and MariaDali (A), Jebin, and Nicole Mel (A), Ala, and Alisia (A)Mareen, Jon, and Benson (A)(A) = AbsentFind your team, sit together, turn on one computer for your team to usePurpose: to dissect/analyze “Good Country People”Each team should work on one computer and have one keyboarderTake out the book, turn to page 359 and together, analyze and discuss how this essay was written.Particularly, you want to jot down the following: (build a table with the same categories for yourselves, like the one below):Tools (writing techniques) the writer used to persuade the reader Tools (writing techniques) the writer used to organize his/her ideasTools (writing techniques) the writer used to recreate the short story without retelling the entire storyAnecdotes Author uses quotationsEmotional appeals Introduces backgroundof authorSummarizes Quotations from expertsReflecting on the pastUses chronological orderDefinition of the characterDramatic Irony ImagerySets the mood/tone in first paragraphForeshadowingTitle Hulga’s physical & internal handicaps for each paragraphUses figures of speechScholarly tone Character’s problems are pointed outCause & Effect pattern Use of paradoxDescribes things that were not evidentCharacters’ changes are chartedPhysical & emotional feelings are explainedGoes into accurate detail about one characterAll of the realizations are at the endUse of vivid wordsUses descriptive wordsto convey mood/feelingClassification of character’s problemsPlot is followedThesis Distinguishes the personalities of each characterUse of resolution to end the essayCentral idea is reflected throughoutNarration is usedReflects on the charactersFocus Point of View Which “literary element” does the author analyze? Character
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