This week we begin our analysis of The Book Thief in Earnest. We explore the historical contexts of the novel, you will be introduced to some examples of literary analysis and we will examine opportunities for further reading and viewing.
AS91098: Analyse specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), supported by evidence. 4 Credits. External. Reading and Writing Literacy
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Holiday Learning
Your focus over the holiday break should be on completing your reading of our core text, The Book Thief
Friday 27 March – Time to Curl Up and Read
After yesterday’s great class meeting where we discussed some of the concrete evidence of the Magical Realism genre as it has appeared in the text so far, now it’s time to snuggle up and read for the Easter break.
Thursday 26 March: A Calm Hour in the Storm
Here’s your first daily lesson outline. You can expect to receive one of these each morning when you have English on your timetable that day. This period the plan is simple. We’ll get together in our hangout to check in at the beginning of the period and then you’re encouraged simply to head to a snug place at home and read on.
A Schema for Literary Analysis
In today's lesson we discussed the system for classification that English Literary study uses to organise our analytical responses. We talked about how this scheme is essential for any higher-order analysis, as it allows us to compare our observations with our...
Annotate
As you read The Book Thief, you are also going to want to record your observations in key areas of focus as you go. This entry explains how you might go about this – though there are many ways.
Surrealism
A quick investigation into Surrealism in visual art.