How To Analyze A Guide Chapter By Chapter?

[urian27]

Just how to evaluate a section from the book? My task is discovering estimates or claims from the section and give an evaluation. This is my extremely very first time carrying out this type of assignment and I've no assist or data about how to complete this somewhat of assignment. I attempted to visitor through my regional library's on the internet catalog, but did not discover books relate genuinely to examining books. I'd choose to know can there be any help website or tips about just how to evaluate a section from the book? I'm having problems with this distinct type of activity simply because typically what I believe is crucial is not genuinely what the analysis the instructor is looking for. Specifics which are regarded as " quot & tiny to other individuals create much better impact on me sometimes. Furthermore, I do not know how to analyze a chapter if I do not know what's most likely to occur in the remainder of the story.so it really is completely achievable that I can quickly supply incorrect meaning of the supplies and so forth.:/ Please help, thanks in advance.

[jen]

I'm forwarding this on to Gary - he's our resident book person and can probably help you more than anyone else.

[Hyun-Ki]

OldHippieHatesNewAV said: 1 I'm forwarding this on to Gary - he's our resident book person and can probably help you more than anyone else. 64 months ago

[Elliot]

First, read the entire book from cover to cover. You have to do that to get the overall perspective on the book--themes, characters, plot development, symbolism, etc. Once you?ve read the entire book, you can put everything in perspective.   Next, look at the chapter again more closely. Break down what happens in the chapter using this format:   plot development.  What happened in the chapter to the characters? character development.  What did the actions and reactions of the characters to the events show you about them? was there any thematic development in the chapter. did the chapter use any type of symbol. language usage. Was there any striking uses of language in the chapter such as a phrase that grabbed your attention? your reaction. How did the chapter affect you? Did you start to worry about one of the characters? Did you find any action or dialogue to be moving or repulsive or endearing? Did something that happened in the chapter make you like, admire, dislike, disrespect any of the characters. was there something that you did not understand and needed to consult a secondary source. For example, if one character challenged another to a duel and started talking about their seconds, you would probably need to consult a secondary source about dueling? If you stick to this format, or one like it, your teacher will have to be impressed by the workman like way that you approached the assignment. If your paper approaches the subject in a logical, sequential manner, that will have to impress your teacher with your organization and thoroughness.   When the voting period is over and my identity is revealed, please send me a PM telling me how you did and what the book is.   Good luck! 

[anson34]

I'll tell you what I would do. Since I was always good in literature in school, I think that I can steer you right. First, read the entire book from cover to cover. You have to do that to get the overall perspective on the book--themes, characters, plot development, symbolism, etc. Once you?ve read the entire book, you can put everything in perspective.   Next, look at the chapter again more closely. Break down what happens in the chapter using this format:   plot development.  What happened in the chapter to the characters? character development.  What did the actions and reactions of the characters to the events show you about them? was there any thematic development in the chapter. did the chapter use any type of symbol. language usage. Was there any striking uses of language in the chapter such as a phrase that grabbed your attention? your reaction. How did the chapter affect you? Did you start to worry about one of the characters? Did you find any action or dialogue to be moving or repulsive or endearing? Did something that happened in the chapter make you like, admire, dislike, disrespect any of the characters. was there something that you did not understand and needed to consult a secondary source. For example, if one character challenged another to a duel and started talking about their seconds, you would probably need to consult a secondary source about dueling? If you stick to this format, or one like it, your teacher will have to be impressed by the workman like way that you approached the assignment. If your paper approaches the subject in a logical, sequential manner, that will have to impress your teacher with your organization and thoroughness.   When the voting period is over and my identity is revealed, please send me a PM telling me how you did and what the book is.   Good luck!  Sources: personal opinion   Snow_Leopard's Recommendations How to Read a Book(A Touchstone Book) Amazon List Price: $16.00 Used from: $5.90 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5(based on 103 reviews) Snow_Leopard 64 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Clifland]

Of course, the first task is to actually read the chapter thoroughly!  You can do it.  Believe in your own skills and intelligence.

[Carl]

If it's a true analysis, state what you think and back it up with quotes of facts from the chapter. Of course, the first task is to actually read the chapter thoroughly!  You can do it.  Believe in your own skills and intelligence. txteacher 64 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Joop]

Hi Yuki! This is difficult as I am Australian and don't know the book you are referring to.   I have been checking my kids English Lit for years and my daughter has completed two degrees(Arts and Science) with a major in English Lit and philosophy. She does well in Lit and Science! She now in Honors.   I think the way to do it is firstly read through the chapter. Take a break and read it again and see if you can highlight the important threads that seem significant to the story and theme. They may be important actions, words, activities that stand out. Look at human behavior, emotional issues that run through the chapter. Are they central to the essence of the story? What does this chapter say/do for you? What do YOU think is being said? Write down your synopsis.     So read, read again and write down the central themes and issues that YOU see as important. Then write your thoughts on how you see the story so far and what is important or significant. Use quotes to show your interpretation.   Read the chapter again and then your synopsis and see if it all makes sense! Sources: All my nonsense!! Chowfan.Jexebellion 64 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Fearnleah]

http://www.copperpenney.com/reading/images/handmaid.jpg But reading alone isn't enough. There are things that every reader is expected to learn from the reading and most of us, when we are young, need a guide to point the way. Your teacher should do most of this but sometimes we miss something or the teacher isn't that good at leading you to where he or she wants you to go. I've always welcomed my students to get all the supplementary materials they could find on any book. I've read them all so I know if they cheat and copy or if they really haven't read the book and are trying to squeeze by with a study guide instead of the book. I do hope that you're not trying to do a chapter by chapter analysis of the entire book in one day. It's too much to do in such a short time. This is an assignment that has to be done over time if it's to be done well. The first time I read The Scarlet Letter I was too carried away with my own reaction to the story to truly gain any deeper understanding. I needed some help. There is no shame in asking for and getting some help and guidance. There are some basic sites to guide you in your reading of any classic piece of literature. I always start with a google search. I put in the title of the book and see what pops up. I put in The Handmaid's Tale and at the top of the list is sparknotes.com. This is a basic study guide and I always expect every student to know about it. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/handmaid/ I suggest you look at the page for Themes, Motifs, and symbols. This should give you a guide as to what are the big issues in the book that permeate throughout. The first thing on that page is that women's bodies are political instruments. Then language as a tool of power. After that comes the causes of complacency. Listed as motifs are rape and sexual violence, religious terms used as political terms, and so on. All of these come with brief but adequate explanations. As you analyze each chapter you not only want to include what happened and who did it happen to but mention the bigger issues and how they are developed. Sparknotes can give you a chapter by chapter summary too but I strongly urge you not to copy it. Chances are that you'll get caught when you can certainly do it yourself. Enhance the basics on each chapter though with how the big symbols, ideas, and motifs are built into that chapter. Try to explain how the characters change or your understanding was enhanced because of something he or she does. There is a message board where students discuss and share information about the book. Don't copy what others share but you might find it very useful. http://mb.sparknotes.com/mb.epl?b=469&m=1167997&t=332013&w=1 Anti-study offers a list of free guides for any book. http://www.antistudy.com/free_book_notes/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale.php I very much liked this site with its insights into the story: http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/handmaid.html Many readers are surprised to hear Atwood's novel labeled science fiction, but it belongs squarely in the long tradition of near-future dystopias which has made up a large part of SF since the early50s. SF need not involve technological innovation: it has been a long-standing principle that social change can provide the basis for SF just as well as technical change. The Handmaid's Tale is partly an extrapolation of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, attempting to imagine what kind of values might evolve if environmental pollution rendered most of the human race sterile. It is also the product of debates within the feminist movement in the 70s and early 80s. Atwood has been very much a part of that movement, but she has never been a mere mouthpiece for any group, always insisting on her individual perspectives. The defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment, the rise of the religious right, the election of Ronald Reagan, and many sorts of backlash(mostly hugely misinformed) against the women's movement led writers like Atwood to fear that the antifeminist tide could not only prevent further gains for women, but turn back the clock. Dystopias are a kind of thought experiment which isolates certain social trends and exaggerates them to make clear their most negative qualities. They are rarely intended as realistic predictions of a probable future, and it is pointless to criticize them on the grounds of implausibility. Atwood here examines some of the traditional attitudes that are embedded in the thinking of the religious right and which she finds particularly threatening. But another social controversy also underlies this novel. During the early 80s a debate raged(and continues to rage, on a lower level) about feminist attitudes toward sexuality and pornography in particular. Outspoken feminists have taken all kinds of positions: that all erotica depicting women as sexual objects is demeaning, that pornography was bad though erotica can be good, that although most pornography is demeaning the protection of civil liberties is a greater good which requires the toleration of freedom for pornographers, however distasteful, even that such a thing as feminist pornography can and should be created. The sub-theme of this tangled debate which seems to have particularly interested and alarmed Atwood is the tendency of some feminist anti-porn groups to ally themselves with religious anti-porn zealots who oppose the feminists on almost every other issue. The language of "protection of women" could slip from a demand for more freedom into a retreat from freedom, to a kind of neo-Victorianism. After all, it was the need to protect "good" women from sex that justified all manner of repression in the 19th century, including confining them to the home, barring them from participating in the arts, and voting. Contemporary Islamic women sometimes argue that assuming the veil and traditional all-enveloping clothing is aimed at dealing with sexual harassment and sexual objectification. The language is feminist, but the result can be deeply patriarchal, as in this novel. Without some sense of the varying agendas of mid-20th-century feminists and the debates among those agendas this novel will not make much sense. Women who participated in the movement from the late sixties and early seventies responded to this novel strongly, often finding it extremely alarming. Younger women lacking the same background often found it baffling. Ask yourself as you read not whether events such as it depict s are likely to take place, but whether the attitudes and values it conveys are present in today's society. Atwood's strong point is satire, often hilarious, often very pointed. Humor is in short supply in this novel, but it is a satire nonetheless. Atwood's love for language play(apparent in the anagram of her name she uses for her private business "O. W. Toad") is a major feature of the protagonist of this novel. Her jokes are dark and bitter, but they are pervasive. There are numerous biblical references in the following notes. You should provide yourself with a Bible, preferably a King James Version, which is what Atwood uses most of the time. Or use a great searchable Web Bible. http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/handmaid.html   I like his suggestion that you use a Bible or a Web Bible to deal with the Biblical references as they come up so that you don't miss out on understanding.   Good luck with your assignment. Remember to give yourself enough time to do a good job.   http://webspace.ringling.edu/~emcguire/fourthyear/handmaid2.jpg    

[Alhhard]

This is difficult as I am Australian and don't know the book you are referring to.   I have been checking my kids English Lit for years and my daughter has completed two degrees(Arts and Science) with a major in English Lit and philosophy. She does well in Lit and Science! She now in Honors.   I think the way to do it is firstly read through the chapter. Take a break and read it again and see if you can highlight the important threads that seem significant to the story and theme. They may be important actions, words, activities that stand out. Look at human behavior, emotional issues that run through the chapter. Are they central to the essence of the story? What does this chapter say/do for you? What do YOU think is being said? Write down your synopsis.     So read, read again and write down the central themes and issues that YOU see as important. Then write your thoughts on how you see the story so far and what is important or significant. Use quotes to show your interpretation.   Read the chapter again and then your synopsis and see if it all makes sense!