LESSON 5. Writing literary analysis..pptx

literary anaylysis

1. LESSON 5 Writing a Literary Analysis

2. Let’s Achieve This! Write a literary analysis essay .

3. Literary Analysis A literary analysis makes a point about a literary piece. It examines, questions and evaluates a work of literature. The analysis may be on the plot, setting, characters, tone, theme, etc.

4. Elements of Literature PLOT – the series of events in the story— beginning, middle, end. CHARACTER(S) – the people/animals in the story who carry out the action. SETTING – the where and when the story takes place. THEME – the central belief of the story, usually something abstract that unifies the whole plot like love, friendship, etc. TONE – the attitude that a writer has towards the subject.

5. Literary Criticism Approaches Literary criticism is the comparison, analysis, interpretation and/or evaluation of works of literature. It evaluates the value and merit of a literary work using certain parameters, approaches or concepts in literature. Approaches to literary criticism are used as bases of literary analysis.

6. LITERARY APPROACHES Biological A pproach Psychological Approach Theoretical Approach Historical Approach Gender Approach Mythological Approach Moralist Approach Reader Response Approach Sociological Approach Formalist Approach

7. Wr iting a Literary Analysis 1. The introduction should capture the reader’s interest. You may use quotation, question, vivid description, startling fact etc. as starter followed by an introduction about and a summary of the literary piece. Lastly, your introduction must clearly state a thesis statement. The thesis statement must be specific, arguable, and focused on any of the elements of the literary piece. It may also be anchored on an approach. The approach may help you construct a thesis statement.

8. 2. The body is the development of the thesis statement. Each paragraph in the body has a topic sentence that supports the thesis statement, and each topic sentence is elaborated with evidences. 3. The conclusion should echo the thesis statement. It should not be presenting new ideas which were not developed in the body. 4. The references list entries cited in the literary analysis text.