- Students need to be able to understand the text before they start critically analyzing it
- encourages passion when you can analyze a text (goals motives etc)
- Figure out the characters, themes, devices used, where it is taking place, and what is the goal of the author
- Thesis statement and answer the "Why" question.
- In order to answer this question, you must use textual evidence
- It can be put under 4 overarching ideas (Identity, categorize, highlight, and label.)
- Identify - themes- repetitions- patterns
- Categorize- elements- tone - style
- highlight - characterization - setting - foreshadowing
- Label - character types - symbols - metaphors
- Evidence should be under quotes, summaries, and paraphrasing.
- come to a conclusion
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