using comprehension to evauate what is said
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Least = surface, simple reading Most = in-depth, complex reading
levels of comprehension, are presented in the
following hierarchy from the least to the most
sophisticated level of reading.
1. what is actually stated.a) Facts and details
2. Surface understanding only
3. Common questions used to illicit this type of thinking are who, what, when, and where questions
4. TESTS in this category are objective tests dealing with true / false, multiple choice and fill-in-the blank questions.
1. what is implied or meant, rather than what is actually stated.
2. Drawing inferences
3. Tapping into prior knowledge / experience
4. Attaching new learning to old information
5. Making logical leaps and educated guesses
6. Reading between the lines to determine what is meant by what is stated.
7. Why, what if, how
LITERAL- what is said / face
value
INTERPRETIVE- what is meant by what is said/ behind the mask
Application
1. - taking what was said(literal) and then what was meant by what was said (interpretive) and then extend (apply) the concepts or ideas beyond the situation.
A. Analyzing
B. Synthesizing
2. In this level we are analyzing or synthesizinginformation and applying it to other information
• Applying the given information
• Analysis
– Deconstructing complex concepts
• Synthesis
– Combining several concepts into a whole
•
Evaluative – judgment based on
Reality or fantasy
Fact or opinion
Validity
Appropriateness
Worth acceptable
desirable ideas
Comparisons
Cause and effect
Judging the value of
an idea and
providing support for
your conclusion
Which are separated into
The elements of
Poetry Prose Drama
Stanzas Rhyme
Rhythms which are different from everyday speech
Metre, Lineation, Diction, Tone and Mood
Description Narration
Narrative Technique, Point of View,
Characterization, Setting, Theme, Plot and Style.
Act, Scene, Exposition, Conflict, Complication, Climax,
Denouement (unravelling/resolution of plot). Peripetia (reversal of Fortune) Characterisation, Protagonist and Antagonist, Main Plot and
Subplot.
the functions of the rhetorical
modes
Description
Narration
To describe things seen or
perceived
To relate events
Prose writing
A literary
medium
which
generally
speaking
has a close
identificatio
n with the
patterns
and
rhythms of
everyday
speech(Macdonald, Fields,
Roberts 1997)
Broadly speaking divided in two
Types of writing
Artistic
Technical specific
In the literary text which are we
interested in?
In the academic text on literature
which are we interested in?
What is said: DRAMA
You will be
given an Act
from one of
Shakespear
e’s plays to
read
Skim and Scan the scene/act/play
for …
Examples/references of all
elements of drama
Summarise the events of the
scene/act/play in one sentence
Write a sentence that articulates
your view about each element,
ensure that the connection between
your example and reference is
clear., ensure that the example or
reference supports your view as
stated.
Commentary
Peripetia
(reversal of
Fortune)
Characteri-
sation,
Protagonist
and
Antagonist,
Main Plot
and Subplot.
Evaluation
After you have completed this
identification and referencing of the
elements of drama
Say which element you think was
handled most proficiently, which
element’s presentation you most
liked
And why
Skim and Scan the extract
From your given poem/stanza
Identify the elements of poetry present in the extract
Summarise the events of the stanza/poem in one sentence
Evaluation
Write a sentence that articulates your view about each element, ensure that the connection between your example and reference is clear., ensure that the example or reference supports your view as stated.
Commentary
After you have completed this identification and referencing of the elements of poetry present in your extract
Say which element you think was handled most proficiently, which element’s presentation you most liked
And why
The literal
From your given prose extract
Identify the elements of prose present in
the extract
Summarise the events of the extract in
one sentence
Evaluation
Write a sentence that articulates your view
about each element, ensure that the
connection between your example and
reference is clear., ensure that the
example or reference supports your view
as stated.
Commentary
After you have completed this
identification and referencing of the
elements of poetry present in your extract
Say which element you think was handled
most proficiently, which element’s
presentation you most liked
And why
The literal level
What elements of the respective genre are
present in your extract / literary work ?
Application level
What explanation for the use of the
specific element of the genre you are
reviewing seem logical and reasonable?
What inferences can be drawn based on
the elements used and their logical and
reasonable explanations?
Evaluation
What judgment can you articulate based
on your literal and application levels of
interpretation?