How to Study a Novel: 111 (Palgrave Study Guides:Literature)

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Practical guidance on textual analysis, the choice and use of criticism, electronic resources, and essay writing Once students have had a good chance to examine the novel’s covers in small groups, get them to generate questions they have about the book and its contents.

The key aspect of a whole-class novel study is that all students work with the same standards, text, and additional resources. Advantages of Whole-Class Novel Studies

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While activities for teaching some of the more basic comprehension skills may be more self-evident, activities for teaching higher-level skills, such as inferencing, may require a bit more thought and planning. If you borrow the book from a library, make a full note of its number in the library’s classification system. This will save you time if you need to take it out again at a later date. From there, I also generate a deep thinking question connected to the daily skill. (Although sometimes I draft these as I'm reading the chapters and assigning skills, this is the stage where I polish the questions.) The reality of the situation is we should always center our focus around the fact we teach kids. A novel study allows those kids to develop their reading comprehension and thinking skills through high-quality literature. It lets them practice and refine their skills related to the standards in a much more engaging format than the typical reading textbook. Whole class novel studies help your students to flex their muscles of cooperation as they work their way through a text together. They also help students to understand each other, take on board the opinions of others, and learn to defend their own thoughts and opinions.

North and South is a romance novel that explores life in the town of Manchester during the Industrial Revolution. It is a romance between the Protagonist Margaret Hale and a local factory owner, John Thornton. At first, the two do not see eye to eye and disagree on how workers should be treated in this new industrial world. Margaret takes a much more benevolent view than John does. However, as time passes, the two grow to understand and respect each other, eventually marrying. However, my goal is to get students thinking, talking, and writing about their reading, and listing the narrator and point of view is a simple one-sentence answer.

There is no option three! If you are not serious enough to study the novels prescribed in the syllabus and the option two doesn’t work for you, you should look for other choices in your academic pursuit or start with a job. After finishing, students may complete a reflection or respond to a question that connects to the discussion. Advantages of Small Group Novel Studies