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English 12 AP Literature & Composition
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Carla Kurt, Instructor
English Department
Canton High School
Canton, CT
ckurt@cantonschools.org |
| Unit 1: Perceptions of Reality – Points of View/Viewpoint |
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We will study a variety of short stories, poems and novels with an initial focus on the authors’ and poets’ choices of narrative points of view and techniques. Our objective will be to first determine why an author or poet has chosen a particular narrative point of view and why it suits the subject of the story or poem. Within this framework, we will then examine how the authors and poets use literary elements and devices including plot, character, setting, syntax, diction, tone, imagery, mood, symbol, irony, allusion, figurative language, rhythm and meter to convey theme. We will conclude the unit with a look at how film adapts certain literary techniques to its medium to convey theme.
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All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.
– Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)
The False Mirror, 1935 - Rene Magritte (1898 - 1967)
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
–Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
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Phase 1: Short Story and Poetry Study
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The short fiction readings are grouped according to narrative style with ancillary poetry readings chosen for either their narrative style or thematic relation to the stories. For each story or poem you read, please consider the following broad questions as a framework for your close reading. The individual guide questions provided for each story or poem will direct you to examine its more specific aspects.
- Why has the author chosen a particular narrative point of view?
- Why does the point of view suit the subject of the work?
- How can the reader differentiate between the narrator’s purpose and the author’s purpose?
- What role does irony play in each work?
- What literary elements and devices does the author use and to what effect?
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Social attitudes, customs and expectations often demand behavior based upon appearances rather than reality. In such circumstances, the individual's need to maintain appearances in meeting these standards affects his or her perception and/or portrayal of the truth. Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel, Chronicle of a Death Foretold and Akira Kurosawa's film, Rashomon both examine the relationship between human nature and the elusiveness of truth.
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| ©2004-2006 carla kurt |
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