Quiz #1
Introduction |
In BIN-04, Reading Skills 1, and now in BIN-08, Reading Skills 2, we have studied and will continue to work with short stories. The idea behind this is to get familiar with the fundamentals of fiction and story-telling. In order to start using your reading blogs you have already created for this course, you will research about Elizabeth van Steenwyk (1928 - ) and her story entitled “Something Funny,” a story that eludes into the sci-fi dreams of one of its characters.
Task |
This pre-blogging activity will help you know about Ms. van Steenwyk, and her literary work for children and young adults. You will have a week to analyze here story, and then prepare your blog post with your own analysis. You will work with this story thoroughly to achieve what is required from you to do.
Process |
To start getting ready for your blogging which is going to be your Quiz #1, you are to work individually or take some time to get together with one of your peers to discuss what the story is about, it conflict, rising action, climax, and resolution.
While you develop this reading task and look for information to complete it, try to answer the following questions that must be overtly answered in your blog post.
1 | Entitle your blog entry as “Something Funny: Story Analysis.” |
2 | Please, insert the author’s picture, or something else that illustrates the story background or theme. |
3 | Provide a short summary of Ms. van Steenwyk’s literary biography. |
4 | Include your own summary of Something Funny in your own words in no more than a five-sentence paragraph. |
5 | Analyze each part of the plot: |
a. Conflict present in the story | |
b. Rising action or most important events in the story sequence | |
c. Identification of the story’s climax | |
d. Statement of the resolution | |
6 | Analyze the story’s characters in both dimensions: physical characteristics and psychological traits (Extend yourself as much as possible in the description.) |
7 | Identify the irony present in this story. |
8 | State whether you like the story or not in a five-sentence paragraph. (Please provide detailed information to validate your opinion.) |
Feel free to use the Web links provided here or search for the information yourself.
Make sure you edit your blog post; we don’t want to have grammar, punctuation mistakes and the like.
Resources |
To get biographical information about Elizabeth van Steenwyk, visit the following sites. (Don’t copy paste the information; summarize it and write it in your own words.)
To get ideas on how to analyze the story, click on the following Websites.
Evaluation |
To evaluate your WebQuest / Quiz #1, we will use the following rubric, which is available to download.
Conclusion |
The idea behind the development of this kind of literary analysis in a blog is to give you the chance to go beyond the book and what is actually discussed in class. On the other hand, through this online experience you can get acquainted with ways you can express yourself and give your opinions and insights.
Good luck with this task!
Download a copy of this assignment over here.
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