Quarter2 – Module 1:

Writing a Close Analysis and Critical

Interpretation of Literary Texts Applying
a Reading Approach
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Writing a close analysis and critical interpretation of literary texts,

applying a reading approach, and doing an adaptation of these,
require from the learner the ability to:

1. identify representative texts and authors from Asia, North

America, Europe, Latin America, and Africa
Learning Objectives

 write a close analysis and critical interpretation of literary

texts using a reading approach and identify representative
text from Africa and Asia;

 create/ produce a creative representation of a literary text by

applying multi-media skills; and

 show appreciation of different representative

Reading Approach

The planned and explicit actions that help

readers translate print to meaning
Help improve readers’ decoding and
reading comprehension skills
Reading Approaches

SKIMMING SCANNING

INTENSIVE EXTENSIVE
READING READING
Reading Approaches

• Getting the “gist” of the text

• Works well to find dates, names, and
places
• Useful when you are seeking specific
SKIMMING information rather than reading for
comprehension

• BEST USED:
Known general idea of the text
(main idea of a text is quickly identified)
Reading Approaches

SKIMMING
Reading Approaches

• Simply running the eyes over a text

to get some specific points
• search for keywords or ideas
SCANNING • COMMONLY USED:
For daily, non-academic reading
tasks
Reading Approaches

SCANNING
Reading Approaches

INTENSIVE • Highly useful for academic purposes

READING
Reading Approaches

• is an approach to language learning,

including foreign language learning, by
means of a large amount of reading

EXTENSIVE • will allow the reader to infer the word’s

meaning, to learn unknown words
READING • helpful for you to enjoy and be interested in
different texts across the globe while
enjoying
Further Reading Tips

1. Vary your reading rate

• Unfamiliar terms • Familiar

• Long-winded • Repetitive examples

sentences or illustrations

• Highly-detailed info • General concepts

Further Reading Tips

2. Lookout for pivotal words

• “in other words”
• “to repeat”
• “while”
• “on the other hand”
• “consequently”
• “therefore”
• “for these reasons”
• “in entirety”
Further Reading Tips

3. Read voraciously.
• Writers are shaped by other writers.

• “Reading is the springboard to writing.”

- Joyce Carol Oates
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Literary Analysis

• Examining and evaluating a literary work to better understand it

• NOT just a SUMMARY

Tips for Literary Analysis
Tips for Literary Analysis
Tips for Literary Analysis