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1984 Lit Circle Prep #2 (Chapter 2)

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3 questions

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Question 1

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Select one passage from the chapter that is significant. Use the PDF of the text for ease. For example, select a passage that does the following:
connects to a central idea
effectively uses a narrative technique like suspense or character development
uses language choices that appeal to you, like vivid imagery, metaphors, or unique syntax
PASTE YOUR PASSAGE BELOW

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Question 2

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(AI USE LEVEL 0... use your brain, not AI.)
Write a lengthy paragraph literary analysis of your selected passage (7 sentences or 140 words minimum). Your literary analysis is not a summary of the text. It is your evaluation, interpretation, critique, or judgment of the text. In a literary analysis, you analyze why the author uses specific words, structures, or literary devices to convey their message to readers, as well as determine the strengths and weaknesses in the text. Be sure to do the following:
use textual evidence
use textual evidence
explain why you liked this passage
explain how this passage helps you to understand the central ideas of the text more fully
explain how this passage serves as a mentor text for writing your own narrative. You could pay attention to the following:
Theme: how it is developed
Characters: how characters are developed, evolve, or stay the same, or how they are used to convey messages
Setting: its relationship to the mood, theme, characters, or conflict
Plot: how the story builds, how plot techniques like flashback or foreshadowing create suspense
Structure: how the author uses structures like cause and eect, or how the events are organized
Rhetorical Devices: how the author uses the simile, metaphor, hyperbole, repetition, or motif and how they are used to convey meaning
Imagery: how might images or symbols be interpreted, how the images are related to each other, or how images are used to convey the meaning
Tone: how it creates the central ideas or theme of the work
WRITE YOUR LITERARY ANALYSIS HERE

Question 3

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Write two open-ended, thought-provoking questions to drive discussion during the literature circle. Below are some thought-provoking questions frames that you might use to craft your questions:
What do you think about__?
What do you think this passage from the text is saying: ?
What evidence from the text supports your belief?
What is the relationship between and _?
What do the texts say about ?
What about this perspective do you agree or disagree with?
What significance is this to ?
If _ is true, then ___?
Questions to avoid:
questions that are too vague (these invoke uncertainty in other group members)
questions that are too general (these do not ensure understanding)
yes-or-no questions (these do not elicit discussion)
WRITE YOUR TWO OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS HERE