Locate Your Text
Go to Dropbox/Student Work/Texts/Whitman to access your text. After opening it in Dropbox, open it in iAnnotate. Use iAnnotate to mark up the text with your notes. This is the PDF you will need to send me as your exit slip!Follow the Steps
Use the following steps to perform a literary analysis of your Whitman excerpt:1. Read the text SLOWLY to yourself. (Sometimes reading aloud can help. Click on the correct link below to hear the text.)
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2. See if you can figure out the "gist" of the meaning. A gist is like the main idea. Spend some time writing in your journal about what you think the text means.
3. Read the text a SECOND TIME. This time, mark any words that are unfamiliar. Look up the meaning of any unfamiliar words in the dictionary and annotate the text with synonyms for the words that are unfamiliar.
4. Watch this video about the life of Walt Whitman. How does this video help you understand the meaning of the text? Go back to your journal and spend more time trying to determine the gist of the text.
5. Read the text a THIRD TIME. You should be getting closer to understanding the meaning of the text. During this third reading, pay attention to the figurative language that Whitman uses as you begin to ANALYZE the text. Make sure to ANNOTATE as you break down each line and uncover the deeper meaning of the text.
6. Have a conversation with another person that analyzed the same text. Discuss the meaning of each line and help support one another as you come to a shared understanding of what the text truly means.
Resources
Depending on your level, you may do one of the following:Level 1: work in a group in the hallway
Level 2: work with a partner
Level 3: ask a specific question to a partner
For additional help, consult the following resources:
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| This is NOT Walt Whitman... but man, what a pretty purple bow. |
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