Using Archetypal Literary Theory to Analyze In the Skin of a Lion

Your Blog

Book of Choice: In the Skin of a Lion Blog Posts You have already investigated the audience, purpose and features of a blog post in Unit 1 Activity 1. You will continue to use your blog throughout this course to think about your book and communicate your thoughts about your book with your classmates. You will be expected to comment on the blog posts of your classmates in an attempt to help support them as they try to make meaning from their books. Let's review some key ideas from Unit 1 Activity 1: Your Blog What should be the word choice, level of language, and tone considering your audience and purpose? Since your blog is a work in progress and your audience includes your peers, your tone may be more informal. However, you're also trying to explore literary works and their context so use correct literary terminology to show that you understand the material. Here are some other things to keep in mind: Include an effective title that tells your reader what your post is about and encourages them to read further. Don't just call your post: Blog Post #1. Write in well-developed sentences and paragraphs. Your paragraphs help group your ideas and make it easier for the reader to understand what you're trying to say. That doesn't mean you can't ever have one-sentence paragraphs, but if you make that choice, be sure you're doing it for a specific reason. You may choose to use a one-sentence paragraph for emphasis. Or you may choose a sentence fragment to add a sense of excitement or drama to a post. This is a more informal style of writing so feel free to inject your personality into the writing. Humour is more than welcome; however, be respectful of your peers and the learning environment. Word choice may include some slang, but it should not be offensive. Be respectful of the diversity of your audience and consider how certain word choices may affect individuals. Blogging should invite feedback; therefore, keep your level of language informal and conversational. Write in first person. Feel free to include images, links, and multimedia. Tag your posts with key words that help people figure out what your post is about. Blog Post #2: Applying Archetypal Literary Theory Before your write your second blog post, make sure you've read the second third of your book. In this post you will focus on archetypal literary theory to respond to what you have read so far. It might be a good idea to review archetypal literary theory in Unit 1 Activity 4 at this point. To guide your reflections on the book you have chosen, below you will find a series of questions to help you think about various aspects of the text. It is not intended that you address all of these questions. Do any of the characters in your book remind you of any archetypal characters (e.g., the Great Mother, the Mentor, the Trickster, the Hero)?

Blog Post #2: Applying Archetypal Literary Theory

Compare the archetypal characters in your book to archetypal characters in other books, movies, or myths.

What does this help to reveal about the characters in your book?

Look for any archetypal symbols that appear in the book (e.g., water, circles, the sun, the moon).

What might they represent in the context of your book?

How does the main character's journey align with or differ from the archetypal hero's journey? Based on that journey archetype what might you expect from the main character later in the book? Assessment Criteria . It should contain direct references to your text and parenthetical citations.

Write in well-developed sentences and paragraphs. Keep your level of language informal and conversational. Write in first person. Make observations that go deeper than the surface of the text. Think about the choices the author has made in constructing the text.

Identify specific stylistic techniques, and conventions and explain why they are effective (or ineffective) when it comes to communicating a particular idea. https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/archetypal.crit.html Rubric: Blog Evaluation for Book Club K/U /10 T /10 C /10 A /10  It should contain direct references to your text and parenthetical citations Write in well-developed sentences and paragraphs Keep your level of language informal and conversational. Write in first person. Make observations that go deeper than the surface of the text. Think about the choices the author has made in constructing the text. Identify specific stylistic techniques, and conventions and explain why they are effective (or ineffective) when it comes to communicating a particular idea. Knowledge Level 4- Blog post reflects a high degree of understanding of the novel and the literary theory Level 3- Blog post reflects a considerable understanding of the novel and the literary theory Level 2- Blog post reflects some understanding of the novel and the literary theory Level 1- Blog post reflects a limited understanding of the novel and the literary theory Thinking Level 4- Blog post makes use of direct quotations and specific terminology of the literary theory to support analysis with a high degree of effectiveness Level 3- Blog post makes use of direct quotations and specific terminology of the literary theory to support analysis with effectiveness Level 2- Blog post makes some use of evidence from the novel and/or specific terminology of the literary theory to support analysis Level 1- Blog post makes some use of evidence from the novel and/or specific terminology of the literary theory to support analysis Communication Level 4 - Uses the conventions of a blog post (language, text features) to communicate ideas with a high degree of effectiveness. Level 3- Uses the conventions of a blog post (language, text features) to communicate ideas with considerable effectiveness. Level 2-Uses the conventions of a blog post (language, text features) to communicate ideas with some effectiveness. Level 1-Uses the conventions of a blog post (language, text features) to communicate ideas with limited effectiveness. Application Level 4- Blog post applies literary theory to the novel through the sophisticated and accurate use of terminology from the theory to make connections to the text Level 3 - Blog post applies literary theory to the novel through accurate use of terminology from the theory to make connections to the text Level 2-Blog post applies literary theory to the novel through the use of two or three terms from the theory to make connections to the text Level 1- Blog post makes limited connections in the application of the literary theory to the novel