Week 16: Features of useful texts across disciplines Flashcards
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In formulating the review or critique, one may also try to include most, if notall, of the following information:
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- A synopsis, abstract or summary of the written text, containing all the important details.
- An in-depth analysis or discussion on the author’s point of view, theme, purpose and methods of development
- A brief biographical information on the author, including his other works
- The contribution of the text at hand in the discussion of the topic as a whole and how it relates to other similar works in the field.
- A clearly presented and well-supported evaluation of the work
- Some short quotations that represent the article/book’s theme, tone and style.
2
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Assessing an article requires you:
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- Identify the background, purpose and the main idea of the article.
- Evaluate how convincing the argument is, what the argument assumes, how useful the article is, how it compares to other related theories and researches
- Respond by giving an assessment of the article, determining the issues it raises and avoids.
3
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gives an in-depth understanding of a work of literature that aims to be read by people who have read the same work. It interprets and analyzes the work and all its components.
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literary review/analysis
4
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The following is the basic format used in writing a literary review:
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- Title –a title that is catchy and can immediately capture a reader’s attention is a good one. This may initially suggest what the work or the analysis is about.
- Introduction –the introduction gives necessary information about the work and the author, identifies and defines what sort of work is to be analyzed and discussed, states the main point of the paper.
- Body –explores subtopics of the main point, often using one paragraph for each subtopic, presents supporting information in a logical order, explains and supports the main point using relevant details, presents enough information to convince a reader that the main point has been covered thoroughly.
- Conclusion –emphasizes the main point of the review and its significance to the explanation of the work.
5
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Forlini (2004) gave the following guide questions for analyzing a work of literature:
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theme, character, dialogue, conflict, plot, setting and point of view
6
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- Does one general idea seem to tie the whole work together?
- Did the work make you see something in a different way?
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theme
7
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- Which are your favorite and least favorite characters? Why?
- Which character do you understand most thoroughly? How does the work help you learn about this character?
- Does the main character undergo any change during the story?
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character
8
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- Does the way a character speaks help you to understand how that character thinks and feels? If so, how?
- Does a character’s way of speaking change in different situations or with different people? If so, how and why?
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dialogue
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- Is the conflict within one character or between a character and some outside force, such as nature, society or another character?
- Whathappens in the story to bring this conflict to a head?
- Is the conflict resolved at the end of the story? If so, how is it resolved? If not, why do you think the author left it hanging?
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conflict
10
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- What is the high point of the story? Why is this incident more important than the others?
- What does the author do to keep you interested in the story until the end of the work?
- Does the end of the story seem to follow naturally from what has come before? Why or why not?
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plot
11
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- Where and when does the story take place? How would the story be different if it took place in a different setting?
- Does the setting change significantly?
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setting
12
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- Who is telling the story?
2. How would the story be different if it were told from a different point of view?
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point of view
