Reference no: EM133651150 , Length: Words Count:750
Assignment:
Create a reading journal of life of pi by yann martel using the information below
1. Your reading schedule.
2. A short written reflection about why you have chosen your novel. (You can base your reflection on your Notebook responses in Learning Activity 4.1 Consolidation.)
3. Notes about character development in three parts:
- What have you learned about the main character(s) from the first third of the novel?
- How have the main character(s) changed, grown, or revealed themselves in the second third?
- How have the main character(s) changed, grown, or revealed themselves in the final third?
4. Explanation of your novel's biographical and historical context based on your research of:
- the life of the author,
- the time in which the author was writing, and
- the novel's setting/time period.
5. Notes on resilience in response to the following questions:
- Where is there resilience in the novel?
- How do the characters demonstrate resilience?
- How is the concept of resilience linked to themes in the novel?
- What is the author saying about the role of resilience in people's lives?
- How do characters work together to show resilience as a community and overcome a social challenge together?
Include significant quotations. You may need to reference other journal entries.
6. A formal piece of writing, 500 to 750 words, analyzing a novel using a literary lens.
Examine how one or more of the following literary lenses informs your interpretation of the novel:
- historical/biographical lens
- psychological lens
- gender lens
7. Notes on text-to-text connections
Make ongoing comparisons between your novel and other texts or media that you are familiar with, such as:
- films or television shows
- texts you have analyzed in this course (short stories, personal essays, poems, songs, or even 12 Angry Men)
- other novels you have read