Writing and Reading Notes

These are the Notes/Suggestions from the board that needed to be considered during the creation of questions.

• Setting
  When and Where? Think about how different North America was/is by comparing the Jurassic period to AD or CE, or, you can consider how drastically technology has improved in the last half century. Setting is very important. Also, different geographic regions have different customs and cultural norms. Imagine a character meeting another by bowing. Over here in America, that may sound very odd, however, in Asian countries, where the practice is more common, it would make sense.
  
• Mood
  How does the piece of literature make me feel? These stances must be justified with quotes and support. As I said, "Literary commentary and critiques are nothing or invalid without quotes and support."
  
• Characters
  Who is in a story?
  
• Motives
  Why did this person do ______? This also applies to the legion decisions made by the author, who chooses the career, name, personality, nationality, attitude, education, lifestyle, etc... of the characters. This however is just one small part of the motives that exist. Take some time and think of other motives that exist in literature. Apply them to this text. Grow your brain.
  
• Plot
  What happens? Make sure that your plots are intricate. Don't just have a formulaic story where everything is predictable. That sucks and no one wants to read or view that.
  
• Methods
  How did that happen? This is very important also, because this is where you make things interesting. This is where you not only show off your intellectual or critical genius, but you also show the depth of the development, cunning and conniving nature of your characters. People love drama, unfortunately, especially when it isn't theirs.
  
• Irony
  The opposite of what is logically expected. For example,
  An Olympic runner out done by a heavy-set jogger.
  A Coast Guard Rescue Diver drowning in a tub. Here the irony is in the function of the character and the setting. Think of the movie, the Guardian.
  A thief reporting being robbed to the police.
  ETC...
  
• Foreshadowing
  A hint the author gives of future events. Someone saying, "Gee, I have a bad feeling about this place." The faded sign that no one notices that says "DO NOT ENTER". etc...
  
• Hyperbole
  Extreme exaggeration. I am so hungry I could eat the whole cow; bump one hamburger!
  
• Suspense
  Making your audience wait to find out What will happen next, How it will happen, When it will happen, to Whom will it happen, etc...
  Funny Horror Youtube video.
• DIALOG = A conversation. Make sure that while reading, you identify one example of each type of dialog entry listed below used in the story. Essentially, there are only three ways that dialog is presented in literature.
  Mr. Hampton said, "Blah blah blah."
  "Blah blah blah," said Mr. Hampton.
  "Blah blah blah," said Mr. Hampton. "Blah blah blah."

Also, please add this information to your "Active Reading" notes.
What are your expectations?
What would you do as a character?
What happens or doesn't happen?
What is said or not said?

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