PROCESS

= PROCESS = In order to successfully complete this web-based assignment, you will access a number of different online resources to help you uncover information about literary criticism. Students will work in small groups of three to four students in order to complete the steps of this project. It will be important for each group member to share equal responsibility in the success of the group. It will be important for you to read directions carefully. Additionally, you may want to print out these pages to refer back to as you complete the steps listed below. As you complete the steps listed below, keep track of your ideas and information regarding your assigned theory of criticism as you will be presenting it to the class on **Wednesday, November 4 through Friday, November 6, 2009**. First, each member of your group will need to **read and gloss** a copy of each of the articles linked below. Each article provides a basic foundation for the study of literary criticism. Read through each piece and use your highlighter to help you gloss important information that stands out to you.  Feel free to also look around this site as there is a great deal of information related to literary criticism that can be found here.  This article outlines issues to consider when analyzing the narrator and his/her position within a given text. An especially important component of literary analysis and criticism involves looking closely at the narrators position within a text. ** Step 2: ** Look up definitions for 12 literary terms related to literary criticism and theory. Use the web sites listed below to look up the definitions for the following 12 literary terms related to literary criticism. Add these definitions to your English binder.  ** A Glossary of Literary Terms - ** **[|www.gale.com/free_resources/glossary/]**  ** Glossary of Lit. ** ** Terms - [|www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm] **  ** Literary Vocabulary - [] ** 1)  Bildungsroman   2)  Canon 3)  Dystopian  Novel 4)  Hyperbole 5) Litotes 6)  Novella 7) Paradox 8)  Persona 9) Rhetoric 10)  Style 11) Utopian Novel <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Trebuchet MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Trebuchet MS'; msolist: Ignore;">12)  Verisimilitude <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; text-align: center;">
 * Step 1: ** Read about basic foundations and theories regarding literary criticism.
 * 1) "On Interpretation" by Professor Barry Laga - ** **[]**
 * 2) Narrative point of view: some considerations by Professor John Lye - [] **
 * Define the following literary terms: **

Students will be assigned to small groups, and each group will be assigned a particular literary theory to explore more fully. Members of the group will need to use the links below to research basic information about their particular literary theory and apply the approach to our reading of __The Great Gatsby__. Groups will use the links found in the blue menu below to learn more about a particular form of literary analysis. Using this information, groups will create a 5-6 slide PowerPoint presentation to teach the class more about their particular theory. **CLICK ON YOUR ASSIGNED APPROACH BELOW TO FIND INFORMATION AND FURTHER DIRECTIONS.**
 * Step 3: ** Work in small groups to explore in depth one particular form of literary criticism.


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