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An Outline for Instructors...a guide for students.
This outline can be used by both intructors and students alike. Feel free to print or copy this and use it as a template to further your understanding of any known text.
Historical Context
- When and where was the work first published? Time/place
- What kind of impact did the work have in that form?
- What historical details are relevant to understanding the text?
- How will you integrate historical materials into your teaching the work in question?
Biographical Context
- What aspects of the author's life enhance our understanding of this particular work?
- How does this work relate to other works the author has written?
- Are elements of ethnicity, class, and gender important to consider in relation to this work?
Form and Structure
- How is the work organized?
- How is tension built?
- What elements of style (diction, syntax, tone, POV. literary conventions, etc.) are distinctive to this author?
- What elements of literary form does this work particulary illustrate?
Themes and Ideas
- What are the main ideas embodied in the work?
- How are its themes related to larger social issues?
- How are these themes distinctive to this particular writer?
Critical History
- How was this work received when it first appeared (reviews)?
- What are the main issues that critics have discussed about the work?
- Has the work been the object of critical critisicm?
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