An exploration of the innovative methodologies requires an awareness of the goals and objectives of teaching literature in general and the novel in particular‚ the advantages of teaching novels and teaching methodologies. It is very difficult to agree on the goals of teaching literary texts. In the past‚ teaching literature was viewed as a way of making people better human beings and better citizens. The purpose of making English Literature a course of study at University College‚ London in the
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K.C Alayon English IV – Sr. Richard Blanco Dissecting a Novel Twilight A Novel by Stephenie Meyer ------------------------------------------------- I. Character/Characterization *Main Characters * Isabella Swan Isabella‚ who prefers to be called Bella‚ is a 17-year-old girl. She leaves Phoenix‚ Arizona to live with her father in Forks‚ Washington so her mother can travel with her new husband. She meets Edward Cullen in Forks High School and is immediately attracted to him. She later
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ASPECTS OF A NOVEL by Prof. Raj Kumar Verma Professor‚ Department of English Sri Aurobindo College University of Delhi Today we are here to discuss to know and to analyse how to read a novel. Reading of a novel is an activity which as readers of literature which as readers of story. All of us who have some degree of education are quite familiar with and yet despite that familiarity despite having read quite a few novels for entertainment for knowledge purpose or simply for the sake of passing
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POSSIBLE ESSAY ANSWERS “I have not known a days peace and contentment in my life.” Discuss this statement in light of the various internal conflicts faced by Makhaya in the novel. Support your ideas with details from the novel. In the novel When Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head‚ we are a spectator to trials and tribulations of Makhaya‚ the protagonist. While many of these trials are external‚ they also impact on his state of mind and on his emotional detachment. As an individual‚ Makhaya
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November 27‚2013 In the novel Kindred Butler confronts us with differences of black and white and past and present. All of the issues in Kindred are derived from issues of black and white. Dana’s race and literacy is what defines her in the 1800’s in Maryland and in 1976 in California. As a reader I’m yanked between past and present as well as the characters Dana and Kevin. Dana and her husband are forced to experience slavery in Maryland and their home in California seems far gone. We are all
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Similar feminist shifts happens in Kunstler’s trilogy‚ although the shifts in his novels are not so pronounced or dramatic. His book is the most subtle of these three nextopian novels. In World Made by Hand‚ the main character describes a town meeting and notes that “all the trustees were men‚ no women and no plain laborers;” the town “reverted to social division” that is unethical in today’s society (Kunstler 101). A return to clear social delineations is evidence of a slip back in time‚ toward
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The Victorian Novel: main characteristics First of all in the Victorian Age the dominating literary form was the novel. It was in fact easier to be read and understood by simple people‚ its plot was more interesting than any other literary forms‚ the main protagonists of the novel were the same people who read it so that they felt deeply involved in the adventure told‚ the writer and his readers shared the same opinions‚ values and ideals because they belonged to the same middle class‚ the setting
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Money Talks — play scriptMoney Talks by Yu-Mei Lin Cast DavidDoctorAndySueMomPolice officer ——————————————————————————– Summary Three young people wanted to save their mother who was very sick. Their mother needed an operation‚ and it would cost a lot of money. Because they had no money‚ they decided to rob a bank. However‚ their plan was defective. Their mother was sad. Scene I: In the hospital (In a room‚ the doctor talks to David.) David: (Nervous) Is my mother OK？ Doctor: (Serious)
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Temkai Clark Play Response (Tartuffe) The Greatest Victim of Deception is the Deceiver I had the chance to go Tartuffe a few Saturdays ago‚ (March23)‚ and it was a pleasant surprise to say the least. The plot begins with a clear division in the household and Tartuffe is the divider. He is a Guest who preys on Orgon’s(Head of Household) and Orgon’s Mother ‘s hospitality‚ with the purpose of seducing Elmire (Orgon’s Wife) and spoiling Valere (Orgon’s would be Son-in-law) and Mariane’s (Orgon’s
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decision-making to create positive change for people and their environment. Advocacy is speaking up for‚ or acting on behalf of‚ yourself or another person. The other person is often receiving a service from a statutory or voluntary organization. An advocate is a person who argues for a cause; a supporter or defender who pleads in another’s behalf. A mediator is an impartial third party who facilitates communication between or among two or more parties in dispute. The mediator does not take sides or
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