determine how the attitudes of both the writers and the characters reflect about the ideas of their...
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Determine how the attitudes of both the
writers and the characters reflect about the ideas of their day
Recognizing Historical Details
Event Name Historical Context
Battle
Medical Practice
Political Situation
Social Attitudes
The way that you perceive time in a literary selection
may depend on the point of view from which it is told.
In selections told from an omniscient point of view, the narrator is an objective observer of everything that happens.
In selections told from a limited third-person point of view, the narrator relates the inner thoughts and feelings of a single character.
As the point of view shifts from omniscient to limited third-person, the emotional tone and sense of time change as well.
Point of View
A narrative technique that presents thoughts
as if they were coming directly from a character’s mind.
Instead of being arranged in chronological order, the events are presented from the character’s or speaker’s point of view, mixed in with the character’s or speaker’s thoughts just as they might spontaneously occur.
Stream of Consciousness
The writer’s attitude toward the subject,
characters, or audience.
Tone is created through a choice of words and details.
It may be formal or informal, friendly or distant.
Tone
Recognize or define the audience who will be interacting with the selection.
Analyze the purpose of the selection.
Audience and Purpose
Use your prior background knowledge to:
Analyze ideas Analyze actions in historical context. Analyze decisions
Using Background Knowledge
Determine whether the writer is
An active participant in events An interested observer
This relationship affects the writer’s perspective and credibility.
Identify the Writer’s Relationship to Events
A fact is a statement that can be proved
true.
An opinion is a judgment that cannot be
proved, though it can be supported by arguments.
Distinguish Fact from Opinion
Charged words produce a strong emotional
response.
Aphorisms are a brief, pointed statement expressing a wise or clever observation.
Charged Words and Aphorisms
Aphorism Meaning Purpose
Writing to get readers or listeners to think or
act in a certain way.
A persuasive writer:
Appeals to emotions or reason Offers opinions Urges action
Persuasion
Logical Appeals (Logos) – reasoned arguments
based on evidence
Emotional Appeals (Pathos) – efforts to engage the feelings of the audience
Ethical Appeals (Ethos) – references to the writer’s own sensitivity or fairness.
Persuasive Appeals
Parallelism
Repetition of words, phrases, clauses, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure or the same meaning.
Persuasive Techniques