American Lit.
America Grows Up Literature: Analyzing Context
The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals:
21st Century Skills—You will use critical-thinking skills and communicate effectively.
Directions
Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your answers directly in the document. _________________________________________________________________________
Teacher-Graded Activities
Write a response for each of the following activities. Check the Evaluation section at the end of this document to make sure you have met the expected criteria for the assignment. When you have finished, submit your work to your teacher.
1. Analyzing Realism
a. Read Daisy Miller, a novella by Henry James. As you read, use the chart to help you read actively and start your literary analysis. In the chart, record five passages (two or three paragraphs each) that convey these features:
Day-to-day realities of the narrator (Winterbourne)
Europe and resort travel
Daisy and her experiences
The lives of other characters, including Mrs. Costello.
Pay attention to content (such as setting and plot, the type of narrator and the narrator’s stance, and character development) and writing style (for example, the author’s word choice, tone, sentence structure, and use or nonuse of figurative language).
Type your response here:
Passage Excerpt
Characteristics: Content
Characteristics:
Style
Explanation
b. The full title of the novella is Daisy Miller: A Study. What do you think James means by “a study”? Support your answer with details from the work.
Type your response here:
c. Why do you think Daisy Miller is considered to be a realistic work? Support your answer with details from the work.
Type your response here:
2. Analyzing Naturalism
a. Read “The White Silence” by Jack London. After reading the story, trace the events that make up a plot of decline.
The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals:
21st Century Skills—You will use critical-thinking skills and communicate effectively.
Directions
Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your answers directly in the document. _________________________________________________________________________
Teacher-Graded Activities
Write a response for each of the following activities. Check the Evaluation section at the end of this document to make sure you have met the expected criteria for the assignment. When you have finished, submit your work to your teacher.
1. Analyzing Realism
a. Read Daisy Miller, a novella by Henry James. As you read, use the chart to help you read actively and start your literary analysis. In the chart, record five passages (two or three paragraphs each) that convey these features:
Day-to-day realities of the narrator (Winterbourne)
Europe and resort travel
Daisy and her experiences
The lives of other characters, including Mrs. Costello.
Pay attention to content (such as setting and plot, the type of narrator and the narrator’s stance, and character development) and writing style (for example, the author’s word choice, tone, sentence structure, and use or nonuse of figurative language).
Type your response here:
Passage Excerpt
Characteristics: Content
Characteristics:
Style
Explanation
b. The full title of the novella is Daisy Miller: A Study. What do you think James means by “a study”? Support your answer with details from the work.
Type your response here:
c. Why do you think Daisy Miller is considered to be a realistic work? Support your answer with details from the work.
Type your response here:
2. Analyzing Naturalism
a. Read “The White Silence” by Jack London. After reading the story, trace the events that make up a plot of decline.