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spontaneouscombustion:
Literature veterans (and current literature students), I really need your help...
It is getting close to the exam, but I still have no idea what I'm supposed to do. Of course, I have a vague idea, but our teacher isn't very good at teaching (IF he even turns up to class...) and he never explained what 'close analysis' was. When we get the passages, what are we supposed to do? I mean, what are we supposed to focus on? Do we develop a thematic discussion or analyse the language used by the author? And what essay structure do you usually use? Also, our teacher never talked about techniques used in poems and novels (eg enjambment, iambic pentameter, tone etc) and when I downloaded assessment reports and read the student examples I was like, 'what the?? We were never taught this!'
If possible, can someone please post up an essay they have written, just so I can have a bit of idea what to do? Please? I really am getting frustrated because of our not-so-good teacher and no one in my class really knows what to do either....
simpak:
Yes, I feel your pain.
We have the same problem in my class.
I have one or two, but I'm not sure if they will help you considering I'm sketchy on my own technique.
What texts are you doing?
spontaneouscombustion:
For the exam I am doing 'Tenant of Wildfell Hall' and John Donne poetry. We also did 'Honor' and 'Stasiland'. But feel free to please post up essays from any text; I just want to see how others approach the task
Thank you mavisgibbons!
Eriny:
I have an example in the 'notes' section of this site.
Basically, you come up with something you want to say about the whole book/collection of poetry, based on the three passages you are given. The three passages act as a resource to give you evidence for your argument. Pay close attention to the use of language as well as the content of the story you are given.
StringFever:
--- Quote from: mavisgibbons on September 29, 2009, 10:56:13 pm ---Yes, I feel your pain.
We have the same problem in my class.
I have one or two, but I'm not sure if they will help you considering I'm sketchy on my own technique.
What texts are you doing?
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Hey Mavis, just wondering what passages you did your analyses on, because it is a beautifully written response.
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