Line+Analysis+Rules



"We must strive to be like the moon"


 * Line Analysis Discussion **

Students will be assigned analysis paper dates. Everyone is handing in a paper, but the due dates for those papers will vary based on the list below: 26th: Alex, Zach, Anthony, Amanda, 27th: Atara, Matt, Jesse, Basil, Mike 28th: Ryan, Jesse, Kyra, Jay, Sarah 31st: Tyler, Demi, Deng, Yvonne, Ryan 1st: Amanda, Drew, Dana, Travis, Kim 2nd: Paige, Kristen, Danielle, Christine, Ashley

**Directions: I**n order to extend our analysis skills, our class discussions will be lead by students within our class who have prepared a thoughtful analysis of a particular scene or line from //A Long Way Gone//. The hope is that these line analysis discussions will give you an opportunity to show off your higher order thinking skills and demonstrate how there is much more to gain from a book when one stops to think more closely about the words. Click here for specific directions on how to choose a quote and what to write about:

When it is your turn to compose a one page min/max analysis, you will look specifically into the chapters you are reading that night. (Do not go forward or go backwards in chapters because that will tread on other students' paper topics.) Find a particular line from the chapters that you believe can unveil more discussion and more understanding of the bigger picture we are dealing with inside this novel.

I encourage you to draw ideas from the PTSD, Maslow, RUF presentations. Also, I am very interested in your ability to really focus in on how this novel reveals a much more personal side of war that many don't recognize while researching 'the facts'.

In class, you will present your discussion topic to the class in hopes to spark some feedback or perhaps a healthy argument. We hope to discuss all of the line analysis topics, but time is tight with the daily quizzes so if you do not present, that's ok.