A key concept we have learned so far in AP Lit has been how to effectively read literature. This involves close reading and analysis to heighten understanding. To accomplish this, we have read and re read many books, until we finally get it right. We have learned patterns and ideas to look for. In Thomas Foster’s How to Read Literature like a Professor, general trends in literature were laid out and explained. There are familiar patterns and ideas that seem to transfer across most of literature, similar to the concept of Archetypes. Authors use these to enhance connection with the reader and condense their artistic message. We familiarized ourselves with some of these common wells of literary inspiration such as the bible and greek mythology.
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ReplyDeleteNice job with this summery! It may help to label the Key Concepts that you are talking about rather than just numbering them. Also, can you give a few examples of what in the Bible and Greek mythology has helped you? Your summery of what we have learned is more like just stating facts rather than something you could study from.
In general, I'd like to see more depth and breadth of coverage in these entries--critical theory, literary history, how to write the essay, and other important topics are really not discussed, and those that are covered are more "mentioned" than "discussed."
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