Single class period (< 90 mins)
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 -Published: 29/01/2019
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