Bloomin Tuesday Word:Bloomin Tuesday Word: UniversalUniversal

Literary AnalysisLiterary Analysis

Compare works that express a Compare works that express a universal universal theme, and provide theme, and provide evidence to support ideas evidence to support ideas expressed in each work.expressed in each work.

What texts have stood the What texts have stood the test of time--they have been test of time--they have been taught and studied for taught and studied for centuries.centuries.

Moby DickMoby Dick Of Mice and MenOf Mice and Men OutsidersOutsiders 20000 Leagues Under the 20000 Leagues Under the

SeaSea

OdysseyOdyssey BibleBible Romeo and Romeo and

JulietJuliet NightNight King ArthurKing Arthur Pride and Pride and

PrejudicePrejudice MacbethMacbeth HamletHamlet

What are the characteristics What are the characteristics or elements that cause a piece or elements that cause a piece of literature to endure (live of literature to endure (live on)…on)…

Important time periodsImportant time periods UNIVERSALUNIVERSAL IT HAPPENED AND WILL IT HAPPENED AND WILL

HAPPEN AGAIN HAPPEN AGAIN IT APPEALS TO LOTS OF IT APPEALS TO LOTS OF

PEOPLE NOT JUST A FEWPEOPLE NOT JUST A FEW ALL HAVE UNIVERSAL ALL HAVE UNIVERSAL

THEMESTHEMES

Well-writtenWell-written How it relates to How it relates to

lifelife All the stories All the stories

are past are past experiences experiences with the writers with the writers imagination/stylimagination/style e

Each book has Each book has an important an important lessonlesson

Essential questionsEssential questions call upon our call upon our best thinking and touch upon those best thinking and touch upon those matters that define what it means matters that define what it means to be human.to be human.

Essential questions resonate with our Essential questions resonate with our hearts and soulshearts and souls. They are central . They are central to our lives. to our lives. Most important Most important thought during our lives will thought during our lives will center on essential questionscenter on essential questions

What do you wonder aboutWhat do you wonder about:: LoveLove LifeLife HappinessHappiness SuccessSuccess ChoicesChoices FriendshipFriendship FamilyFamily Your identity/who you are?Your identity/who you are?

I wonder…I wonder… FriendshipFriendship::

How do you determine who to trust?How do you determine who to trust?What degree of trust do you give a friend?What degree of trust do you give a friend? LifeLife::

Is my fate predetermined?Is my fate predetermined?Am I fulfilling my purpose in life?Am I fulfilling my purpose in life? HappinessHappiness: : Why does happiness seem so elusive for so Why does happiness seem so elusive for so

many people?many people?Can happiness exist without unhappy Can happiness exist without unhappy

moments?moments?Is it possible to be happy all of the time?Is it possible to be happy all of the time?

What do you wonder aboutWhat do you wonder about:: LoveLove LifeLife HappinessHappiness SuccessSuccess ChoicesChoices FriendshipFriendship FamilyFamily Your identity/who you are?Your identity/who you are?

First, illustrate one of the essential First, illustrate one of the essential questions you would like to questions you would like to respond to…respond to…

Then, respond to one of your Then, respond to one of your essential questions in a poem, essential questions in a poem, quickwrite, song, essay, or short quickwrite, song, essay, or short story. Your writing should story. Your writing should attempt to illuminate/shed light attempt to illuminate/shed light on your chosen essential on your chosen essential questionquestion

Moreover, the class wasn’t just about writing. Moreover, the class wasn’t just about writing. There was great effort put into thinking, reading, There was great effort put into thinking, reading, and speaking. Topics were flung at the class and speaking. Topics were flung at the class that forced me to think, and look deep inside that forced me to think, and look deep inside myself. What did I really think about the world? myself. What did I really think about the world? About love? About friendship? What is About love? About friendship? What is happiness? All these questions opened my happiness? All these questions opened my mind, and my soul leaving me able to think mind, and my soul leaving me able to think critically. After we began thinking, we switched critically. After we began thinking, we switched our focus onto the text of what ever it was we our focus onto the text of what ever it was we were reading and analyzed the work to the last were reading and analyzed the work to the last punctuation. I received profound understanding punctuation. I received profound understanding of the topic, and would often find myself of the topic, and would often find myself analyzing when simply reading a magazine. I analyzing when simply reading a magazine. I believe everyone at some point got this way. believe everyone at some point got this way. Feelings were held close, and some people Feelings were held close, and some people couldn’t be swayed with their opinions. There couldn’t be swayed with their opinions. There was never a moment that the entire class was never a moment that the entire class agreed. But this helped. It helped us as critical agreed. But this helped. It helped us as critical thinkers, and I believe we grew as thinkers. I thinkers, and I believe we grew as thinkers. I know I did. know I did.

Curricular ImplicationsCurricular Implications

You will continue expanding and writing You will continue expanding and writing answers to their essential questions answers to their essential questions throughout the school year with each new throughout the school year with each new text/experiencetext/experience

You will write a short story based on one of You will write a short story based on one of your essential questionsyour essential questions

When discussing texts in class students When discussing texts in class students you should pay attention to the way the you should pay attention to the way the texts treat the topics of love, life, friendship texts treat the topics of love, life, friendship etc;etc;

You will write journals, essays, and songs You will write journals, essays, and songs as you attempt to make and find meaning as you attempt to make and find meaning through language. through language.