Analyzing Non-Fiction 101

Speaker/Point of View
11R2.5 Analyze an authors implicit and explicit philosophical assumptions and beliefs about a subject.

Occasion/Audience
11R3.8 Analyze the clarity and consistency of political assumptions in a selection of literary works or essays on a topic (e.g., suffrage, womens role in organized labor). (Political approach)

Audience
10R2.7 Critique the logic of functional documents by

Knowledge and Identification 1st Person Voice Tone 2nd Person Persona Mood 3rd person Credibility Narrator Identify and describe the function of each literary term in the text. Cause (Tone) Effect (Mood) Application of Point of View Describe the authors attitude and voice. -Diction -Syntax Describe how the work makes you feel.

Knowledge and Identification rivers, lakes, valleys, animals, plants, fields, mountains, deserts, etc. Artificial buildings, machines and technology, etc. Historical Context war, clothing, dialects, natural disasters, famines, movements and theories. Identify and describe the function of each component in the text. Natural Application of Point of View Explain how each component of setting is described by the narrator. Diction Imagery Figurative Language Remember to: Identify and explain the various elements of setting, imagery, and literary devices employed by the author. Analysis of Setting Examine the significance of the setting to the text? Is the setting a symbol? Why or why not?

examining the sequence of information and procedures in anticipation of possible reader misunderstandings. Knowledge and Identification Characters Protagonist Antagonist Subordinate Characters Types of Flat/Round Characters Static/Dynamic Foil Characters Stock/Archetype Characters Identify and describe the function of the character. Application of Point of View How does the author characterize the main characters?
Direct Characterization Indirect Characterization

Remember to: Identify and explain the tone and mood of a work. Discuss how the point of view affects the tone and mood of the text. Analysis of Point of View Explain how voice and persona affect the tone and mood of a text. Explain how the point of viewnarrator, tone, and moodaffect the credibility of the text?

diction and syntax

diction and syntax

Remember to: Discuss how the author reveals the characters personality traits. Analysis of Character What is the characters function in the fictional text? How does the character affect others in the text? What inferences can be made about the character based on his/her actions?

Evaluate how voice, persona, and the choice of a narrator affect characterization and the tone, plot, and credibility of a text.

Evaluate the aesthetic qualities of style, including the impact of diction and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme, using the terminology of literary criticism. (Aesthetic approach)

Evaluate how the character affects the work as a whole. Evaluate characters traits by what the characters say about themselves in narration, dialogue, dramatic monologue, and soliloquy and compare and contrast the presentation of the character across other texts of literary merit.

Analyzing Literature 101

Purpose
10R2.1 Analyze the structure and format of documents, and explain how authors use the features to achieve their purposes.

Syntax
11R2.3 Analyze the way in which clarity of meaning is affected by the patterns of organization, hierarchical structures, repetition of the main ideas, syntax, and word choice in the text.

Rhetorical Analysis
11R2.1 Analyze both the features and the rhetorical devices of different types of public documents (e.g., policy statements, speeches, debates, platforms) and the way in which authors use those features and devices. Knowledge and Identification
Metaphor Simile Allusions Personification Diction Onomatopoeia Hyperbole Paradox Irony Symbol Imagery Alliteration Assonance Idioms Allegory

Knowledge and Identification

Internal/External Motivation Complication Dnouement Exposition Rising Action Resolution Consequence Crisis Climax Falling Action

Knowledge and Identification

Sequence Flashback Sequential Epiphany Suspense Chronological Foreshadowing

Identify and describe the function of each term in the text. Application of Conflict
Cause Explain/describe the history/cause of the conflict. Exposition Who is involved? Rising Action Internal/External Explain/describe the consequence of the conflict. Climax/Crisis Falling Action Resolution/ Dnouement

Identify and describe the function of each term in the text. Application of Point of View

Identify and describe the function of each term in the text. Application of Point of View Denotation vs. Connotation Literal vs. Figurative
Literal Meaning Figurative Meaning

Effect (Consequence)

diction and syntax Trace/map the authors plot development. Explain how the authors development of time moves/enhances the plot of the text. Remember to: Identify and explain the various terms, image, and literary devices used by the author. Analysis of Setting Examine why the author chose to arrange the sequence of events in the text? Would the story still have the same impact had the events been arranged differently?

diction and syntax

Remember to: Identify and explain the conflict of the text. Discuss how the conflict affects the plot of the text. Analysis of Point of View Explain how interactions between main and subordinate characters affect the story and explain the way those interactions affect the plot.

Remember to: Discuss how does the author use figurative language to enhance meaning Analysis of Character Examine the function of each literary device in the text? Explain the significance of figurative language in the text.

Evaluate how interactions between main and subordinate characters affect a literary text and explain the way those interactions affect the work as a whole.

Evaluate the authors development of time and sequence, including the use of complex literary devices and explain how the authors development of time affects the work as whole.

Evaluate the authors use of various literary devices, including figurative language, imagery, allegory, and symbolism, and explain their appeal to the work as a whole.