21st Century Lit

6 perspectives of literary reading through a sociocultural context:

• Marxism

• Feminism

• Queer Theory

• Historicism

• Post Colonialism

looks into the social classes and how the text serves as a propaganda material

Marxism

examines the role of women in literature

Feminism

perspective is concerned with the 3rd gender

Queer Theory

is a perspective dealing with the history that influenced the writing of literature

Historicism

the dependence or independence of decolonized countries or people are being examined

Post Colonialism

focuses not only on the history when the literary text was written, but also how the history happened

New Historicism

3 perspectives of literary reading through a linguistic context:

• Structuralism

• Formalism

• Post Structuralism

may be a particular genre, a range of intertextual connections, a model of a universal narrative structure, or a system of recurrent patterns or motifs

Structuralism

otherwise known as New Criticism and examines a text without taking into account any outside influence

Formalism

reaction to structuralism

Post Structuralism

3 modes of analysis:

• Restatement

• Description

• Interpretation

what the text says

Restatement

what the text does

Description

what a text means

Interpretation

3 main goals of critical reading:

• recognize the author’s purpose

• understand the tone and persuasive elements

• recognize bias

7 strategies on critical reading:

• Previewing

• Annotating

• Contextualizing

• Outlining and Summarizing

• Analyzing

• Rereading

• Responding

you skim it to get the big picture or an overview of the entire text

Previewing

involves highlighting or making notes of important ideas in the text

Annotating

you consider the historical, cultural, or biographical context of the text

Contextualizing

helps you identify the main ideas in the text and express them again in your own words

Outlining and Summarizing

you look at the evidence, sources, and author’s bias(es

Analyzing

required a repeated examination of the text to enable you to improve your comprehension

Rereading

you express your thoughts, feelings, and questions about the text

Responding

7 tips to make your sequel effective:

• dont pick up where the last story left off

• give the reader something new

• make the states different

• play with expectations

• include a twist on a new great character

• don’t be afraid to let characters go

• identify what make the book special and offer more