Section: Module 3: Lesson 1: Print or Textual Analysis: What You Read | Writing for Health Sciences | NextGenU.org
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Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Define and explain the textual analysis and its use in academic and real-world contexts.
- Identify the components of textual analysis and compare it to rhetorical analysis.
- Demonstrate critical thinking and communication in varying rhetorical and cultural contexts.
- Integrate the writer's ideas with those of others.
- Define key terms and organizational patterns of textual analysis and explain how genre conventions are shaped by purpose, culture, and expectation.
- Make connections between ideas and patterns of organization, evaluating literary elements and strategies used in textual analysis.
- Develop a writing project focused on textual analysis, completing the stages of the writing process, and collaborating in the peer review process.
- Apply methods commonly used for analysis and interpretation in writing and demonstrate competent use of the present literary tense in textual analysis.
- Apply formats and design features for different texts and assess writing for language, clarity, coherence, and rhetorical choices using a rubric.
- Describe various disciplines in the humanities and evaluate employment opportunities for graduates with humanities degrees.
- Reflect on the development of composing processes and identify strengths in writing to continue developing writing skills.
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Instructions:
Read the questions carefully. Make sure you understand what the question is asking.
Gather your thoughts. What do you know about the topic of the question? What are your thoughts and opinions on the matter?
Write a brief outline of your response. This will help you to organize your thoughts and make sure you cover all of the important points.
Write your response. Be sure to answer the question directly and provide evidence to support your claims.
Proofread your response. Make sure there are no errors in grammar or spelling.
Be open to feedback. Ask your classmates for feedback on your responses. This will help you to improve your writing skills and learn from your mistakes.
Here are some additional tips for answering discussion questions:
Be clear and concise. Your response should be easy to understand and follow.
Use evidence to support your claims. This could include quotes from the text, statistics, or your own personal experiences.
Be respectful of other people's opinions. Even if you disagree with someone, you can still be respectful of their point of view.
Questions
- What are your thoughts about Hooks’ approach to analysis through “talking back” to a text? What might this approach look like in an essay or text: how might you “talk back?”
- What purpose does Hooks’ approach to entering into conversation with other critical thinkers through critical analysis serve?
- Much of Hooks’ work is based on her goal of “reviving” and “uncovering” historically marginalized women’s voices. In what ways does critical analysis highlight the work of others?
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Instructions:
Read the questions carefully. Make sure you understand what the question is asking.
Gather your thoughts. What do you know about the topic of the question? What are your thoughts and opinions on the matter?
Write a brief outline of your response. This will help you to organize your thoughts and make sure you cover all of the important points.
Write your response. Be sure to answer the question directly and provide evidence to support your claims.
Proofread your response. Make sure there are no errors in grammar or spelling.
Be open to feedback. Ask your classmates for feedback on your responses. This will help you to improve your writing skills and learn from your mistakes.
Here are some additional tips for answering discussion questions:
Be clear and concise. Your response should be easy to understand and follow.
Use evidence to support your claims. This could include quotes from the text, statistics, or your own personal experiences.
Be respectful of other people's opinions. Even if you disagree with someone, you can still be respectful of their point of view.
Questions
- How might Gwyn Garrison have used action to introduce her thesis? Dialogue? Is reaction the best choice? Why or why not?
- What reasoning does Garrison offer to support her thesis?
- What textual evidence does Garrison offer to support her thesis?
- How does Garrison connect literary elements—particularly language and character—with real-world events? Explain why you think these connections are valid or not.
- Are you convinced or unconvinced of the validity of the thesis? Why or why not?
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IMPORTANT
Make sure to carefully read and follow the instructions while completing the tasks. Once you have finished activity 16.5, proceed to section 16.7 Evaluation: Self-Directed Assessment. This section provides rubric tools for self-evaluation and evaluating the work of your classmates. After completing the evaluation, move on to section 16.8 Spotlight on … Humanities, where you will encounter new challenges to showcase your content. Finally, go to section 16.9 Portfolio: The Academic and the Personal to find useful tools, recommendations, and reflections for creating your portfolio. Afterward, move on to the next Module.
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Summary of Assignment
Write an analytical essay about a short story or another short text of your choice, either fiction or literary nonfiction. If desired, you may choose “The Storm” by Kate Chopin, reprinted above. Consider the author’s form and organization, tone, or stylistic choices, including diction and sensory or figurative language. You might also consider the historical or social context, the theme, the character development, or the relation between setting and plot or characterization. If you are free to choose your own text and topic, consider the following approaches:
Analyze the literary components mentioned and focus your essay on their significance in the work.
Like student author Gwyn Garrison, choose one or several components and examine how different authors use them and how they relate to broader contexts.
Convincing textual analysis essays usually include the following information:
an overview of the text, identifying author, title, and genre
a very brief summary
a description of the text’s form and structure
an explanation of the author’s point of view
a summary of the social, historical, or cultural context in which the work was written
an assertion or thesis about what the text means: your main task as an analyst
When writing about a novel or short story, explain how the main elements function:
narrator (who tells the story)
plot (what happens in the story)
one or more characters (who are acting or being acted upon)
setting (when and where things are happening)
theme (the meaning of the story)
Keep in mind that the author who writes the story is different from the narrator and invented characters in it. Keep in mind, too, that what happens in the story—the plot—is different from the meaning of the story—the theme. Understanding what happens will help you discover what the text means.
The elements of literary or narrative nonfiction are similar to those of a fictional story, except that everything in the text is supposed to have really happened. For this reason, the author and the narrator of the story may be one and the same. Informational nonfiction—essays, reports, and textbook chapters—is also meant to be believed; here, however, ideas and arguments must be strong and well-supported to be convincing. When analyzing nonfiction, pay special attention to the author’s thesis or claim and to how it is supported through reasoning and evidence. Also, note interesting or unusual tone, style, form, or voice.
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Review the Essay
After reading Alex Jones’s essay, complete the following sentences to review his work:
He identifies and summarizes the content by ________.
He describes the form and structure of Thoreau’s works when ________.
He places Thoreau and his works in context by ________.
He clearly states his own theme in reading Thoreau, which is ________.
He indicates Thoreau’s unusual language at times, such as ________.
He gives supporting evidence for his points, such as ________.
He includes a visual to ________.
He concludes with a balanced and convincing viewpoint by ________.
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