Critical Reading & Writing to Understand, Evaluate and Synthesize about “The Crisis of Cultural Me

Research HW TEMPLATES Assignment Sheet:

READER-Oriented Approach

Critical Reading & Writing to Understand, Evaluate and Synthesize

 

Overview: Research of Literature from the READER-Oriented Approach yields information about the literature and the many major topics on the Human condition it addresses as based on other readers’ comprehension, interpretation and evaluation of them. Literary Criticism is the name given to this type of information. In short, Research of Literature from the READER-Oriented Approach yields meaning from “outside the pages” of the Literature.

 

Instructions for Research from READER-Oriented Approach: In undergoing the three (3) stages of the Research Process, obtain three (3) – five (5) Literary Criticisms on the novel from the READER-Oriented Approach. Print out the Literary Criticism and its source page. Literary Criticisms must come from AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES, too, such as Peer-Reviewed Journals. Research at Medgar Evers College/CUNY, Charles Innis Library, will be most helpful. Pay a visit to NYC’s public Research Libraries, too. Visit Brooklyn Library’s Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza, The New York City Public Library at Bryant Park in Mid-Manhattan, and NYPL Schomburg Center of Research in Black Culture in Harlem, NYC. Submit all findings for In-Class Review and Evaluation.

 

Research HW TEMPLATES Instructions: These Research HW TEMPLATES are tools to help complete the required Critical Reading and Writing exercises for all research. Completely read through the Research HW TEMPLATES before filling them out. Compose (CRUES) Formal Outlines of each Literary Criticism. After completing (CRUES) Formal Outlines, copy and paste fields of information from them into the Critical Writing paragraphs, which will serve as the Critical Summary and Critical Evaluation Annotated Bibliographies as well as Critical Synthesis sections of the Research Paper. Print out hard copies and save on USB Flash Drive for In-class Review. UPLOAD Links TBA.

 

MLA Style: Use the MLA Style to format In-text Citations and to Draft Works-Cited page. Consult The Little Seagull Handbook “Research” and “MLA” sections for further instructions.

 

 

 

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(CRU) Formal Outline: Critical Reading to Understand

Type: Author’s Last Name, First Name and “Title of Literary Criticism”

Field #1. Literary Criticism’s Viewpoint:

a. Identify Major Topic = (NOUN or NOUN Phrase of no more than five words)

i. Explain Topic (in own words, one sentence)

b. Identify Viewpoint on Major Topic = (in own words, one sentence)

i. “Quote Viewpoint” (Use MLA Style)

1. Explain Quotation

Field #2. Identify ONE Main Supporting Idea (in own words, one sentence)

a. “Quote ONE Main Supporting Idea” (Use MLA Style)

i. Explain Quotation (one sentence)

Field #3. Identify Literary Criticism’s Purpose (in own words, one sentence)

a. “Quote Literary Criticism’s Purpose” (Use MLA Style)

i. Explain Quotation (one sentence)

Field #4. Identify Literary Criticism’s Audience (in own words, one sentence)

a. “Quote Literary Criticism’s Audience” (Use MLA Style)

i. Explain Quotation (one sentence)

Field #5. Identify what SELF does NOT understand in Literary Criticism.

a. Explain why SELF does NOT understand

i. “Quote what SELF does NOT understand” (Use MLA Style)

(CRE) Formal Outline: Critical Reading to Evaluate

Type: Author’s Last Name, First Name and “Title of Literary Criticism”

Field #1. Judge ONE Strength of Literary Criticism’s Viewpoint (own words, one sentence)

a. Explain Strength (one sentence)

i. “Quote Strength” (MLA Style)

1. Explain Quotation (one sentence)

Field #2. Judge [In]Effectiveness of Literary Criticism’s presentation COHERENCY (own words, one sentence)

a. Explain [In]Effectiveness (one sentence)

i. “Quote [In]Effectiveness” (MLA Style)

1. Explain Quotation (one sentence)

Field #3. Distinguish Detail(s) (where available):

a. Distinguish ONE Fact (own words, one sentence)

i. “Quote ONE Fact” (MLA Style)

1. Explain Quotation (one sentence)

b. Distinguish ONE Opinion (own words, one sentence)

i. “Quote ONE Opinion” (MLA Style)

1. Explain Quotation (one sentence)

c. Distinguish ONE Assumption (own words, one sentence)

i. “Quote ONE Assumption” (MLA Style)

1. Explain Quotation (one sentence)

d. Distinguish ONE Definition (own words, one sentence)

i. “Quote ONE Definition” (MLA Style)

1. Explain Quotation (one sentence)

(CRE) Formal Outline: Critical Reading to Evaluate (cont’d.)

Field #1. (SELF’s VOICE) Tell whether Agree/Disagree with Literary Criticism’s Viewpoint

a. Explain Agreement/Disagreement (one sentence)

i. “Quote Agreement/Disagreement” (MLA Style)

1. Explain Quotation

 

(CRS) Formal Outline: Critical Reading to Synthesize

 

Type: Author’s Last Name, First Name and “Title of Literary Criticism”

Field #1. (SELF’s VOICE) Tell whether or not Literary Criticism relates to Research Paper’s Major Topic (one sentence).

a. Explain why or why not. (two sentences. Use “Although” sentence)

i. If yes, identify extra understanding Literary Criticism brings to Research Paper’s Major Topic (two sentences)

1. “Quote extra understanding” (MLA Style)

a. Explain Quotation (one sentence)

b. If not, then go to Field #2.

Field #2. (SELF’s VOICE) Identify extra understanding Literary Criticism brings to Literature (two sentences)

a. “Quote extra understanding of Literature” (MLA Style)

i. Explain Quotation (one sentence)

Field #3. Form Critical Relationships/Cross-Reference Literary Criticism(s):

a. Identify relationship among Literary Criticisms #1, #2, and/or #3 (two sentences)

i. Explain how (two sentences)

1. “Quote ONE relationship” (MLA Style)

a. Explain Quotation (one sentence)

Field #4. Identify SELF’s view(s) of Literary Criticism #1, #2, and/or #3:

a. ONE View of Literary Criticism #1, #2, and/or #3’s Viewpoint (one sentence)

i. Explain (no more than two sentences)

ii. Relate back to Research Paper’s Major Topic and/or Literature (two sentences)

 

 

 

 

 

 

DO NOT REMOVE THE QUESTIONS, JUST WRITE THE ANSWERS BESIDE EACH OF THEM AND IN MLA FORMAT.

ATTACHED IS A COPY OF THE ARTICLE “The Crisis of Cultural Memory in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart” THAT IS SUPPOSE TO USE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND NO OTHER SOURCE PLEASE.