The American Dream is always changing. With each new generation, there is a new idea of perfection and utopianism. In class we have been annotating The American Dream. While annotating the book, we have been practicing close reads.
The American Dream like all other literary texts uses DIDLS to convey a deeper meaning. By examining those techniques you can better understand a text. However, to convey your findings you have to be knowledgeable in terminology. Thus, throughout the week we have been studying terms that will allow us to convey our close reads better to an educated audience.
Personally, I have never read a book or play as close as we have in class with the American Dream. So this whole second read has been a new and learning experience for me. A tool I hope to use on the AP exam come May.
Yes. I agree, I feel that the terminology will help enhance the essays.
ReplyDeleteWe sure have been getting into some interesting stuff with Albi. An ugh, those terms. Some of those rhetorical ones are so abstract that I'd struggle to use them to find meaning. Interesting final sentence.
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