At a Glance
Discipline
- Languages
Instructional Level
- College & CEGEP
Course
- Non-Fiction Writing
Tasks in Workflow
Social Plane(s)
- Individual
- Group
- Whole Class
Type of Tasks
- Discussing
- Analyzing
- Reading
- Presenting
Technical Details
Useful Technologies
- Interactive Whiteboards
- Computers
Class size
- Small (20-49)
Time
Single class period (< 90 mins)
Purpose
- Preparation & knowledge activation
Overview
In this activity, students work in groups to understand a term used in literary analysis and then explain it to others in the class.
After the instructor presents each term, in their groups students read over a presentation (prepared by the instructor - see additional materials folder) which explains a several rhetorical devices (i.e. example, analogy, pathetic arguments) and look for examples of its use in with a reading they did before class (see additional materials folder). Once they all have a grasp of a term, the instructor divides the students in ...
Read More +In this activity, students work in groups to understand a term used in literary analysis and then explain it to others in the class.
After the instructor presents each term, in their groups students read over a presentation (prepared by the instructor - see additional materials folder) which explains a several rhetorical devices (i.e. example, analogy, pathetic arguments) and look for examples of its use in with a reading they did before class (see additional materials folder). Once they all have a grasp of a term, the instructor divides the students in new groups, so that each group has a member who is an expert on one of the terms, and who then explains it to the rest of the group. Finally, students get back in their initial groups and, as a group, explain a new rhetorical device to the rest of the class.
Read Less -Instructional Objectives
- Get students to quickly go over and familiarise themselves with a large amount of rhetorical strategies before learning to implement these tools in their literary analysis.
Workflow & Materials
Applied Strategies
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Published: 29/01/2019
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