This week we focused on the rhetorical elements of the novel All Quiet on the Western Front. You had an opportunity to divide into groups, focus on one, sometimes two elements, and then present your findings. At that time, I offered additional feedback to your comments to illustrate how an author uses rhetoric to convey the important themes of the work.
Post 1: Tell me why you think I had you do this exercise. What was the purpose. Did you have any revelations about, well, anything? How will your understandings change the way you approach literature?
Post 2: Please respond to another classmate's post.
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ReplyDeleteI personally liked this exercise. It helped me understand the different elements of literature that I should be focusing on when I am reading. This exercise really helped me focus on the matter of every literary device. For example the setting. I never really understood why the setting was important and how it mattered but now I know that setting puts the reading in a mood and tone that needs to be acknowledged while reading. This exercise also proves to you Miss. G if we read and it can become completely obvious when we don't read. This exercise helped me focus on the matter from every perspective such as: plot, setting, characterization, and summary.
ReplyDeleteThis exercise with groups has helped immensely with the mean and matters. Covering all the elements like setting, tone, plot, and characterization shows me that matter isn't just analyzing the quote. It is about rhetoric, figurative language, tone, and universal ideas. Doing this more and more will create a whole knew knowledge for me that can help with my writing. Once I know what to look for, it gets a lot easier. Thank you! :)
ReplyDeleteIliana makes a good point that I never realized that setting could act as a character. This exercise helped me realize that it's very vital to stories, especially novels of this caliber. The group sessions highlight what we have to look out for when we read. Every single literary element is important to understand.
ReplyDeleteI thought this exercise was really beneficial, it made us look beyond the superficial and basic analysis of what is going on in the book; it really made us dig into what the author is trying to convey to the reader, whether that be through word choice, descriptions, characters, etc. It makes it easier to read the story and to walk away with the feeling that you truly grasped what the book was about- it strengthens the entire meaning of the book. Doing the SMM last night I was surprised to find how easily the matter came to me, I did not have to really think and kind of grasp at straws like I usually would. I really enjoyed this exercise!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kelley that matter just not about addressing only the quote; there are so many other elements such as rhetoric that need to be considered when doing the matter. When you break up what it is that you are supposed to be looking for, it becomes much less overwhelming and much simpler and easier to focus on that one area.
ReplyDeleteThis exercise was a definate help for a couple reasons. The first part of it helped me with, literature-wise, was that it helped determine how we could better understand a story with all aspects included. I never realized or actually paid attention to setting or mood; I just took it for granted and thought it was a coincidence, or that it was a certain way for no apparent reason.
ReplyDeleteAnother aspect of that aided me was that now, I can tell myself on the matter, "does this have to do with any of the things we talked about?" If my matter does not contain any of the sections we worked on (themes, motifs, irony, mood, etc.) then I'll find something that relates to it. I find it's so easy to do it; I was definately overthinking it!
I agree with Kelley when she said that this can help with writing. The rhetoric will be amazingly helpful so that I could have my reader enjoy what I write and so they could continue reading without wanting to stop.
ReplyDeleteAllisa's ideas are also interesting because she states that the author has an almost hidden meaning within the work, and that understanding this will have us appreciating literature more
Alexander Hoover: This exercise, hands down, was to help with our ability to create an amazing matter, and to help us analyze the quote. This activity worked, and it worked well. I can know look into the quote and tell what it means. I can also find new things within the quote, like themes and moods. I had a few revelations, one about how deep a book actual goes, books are not just sitting on the surface, they truly are deep. My understandings will now make mean and matter significantly easier than before.
ReplyDeleteThis was a worthwhile exercise because it showed us how to further analyze literary elements and find a meaning for their presence. It not only helped us find the matters of several quotes, but it also gave us some universal matters that can be molded to fit a wide variety of different says. It also showed where to find some different components that could add to the mean and the matters. It emphasized some of the seemingly less-important literary elements like tone or mood and proved that they have a valuable meaning.
ReplyDeleteAlexander Hoover: I definitely agree with Julien. Indeed this activity helped me see all aspects of a story/ quote. I also disregarded the mood of a story, I never thought knowing about it was vital to the enjoyment of a story. I was also over thinking my matter entries as well.
ReplyDeleteI thought this exercise helped out a lot when I was doing the Say Mean Matter. I always had trouble on the matter and through the group work, I had less trouble identifying what the matter was. I didn't go through the say mean matter and do it just to get it done, but I thought about what we discussed during class as well. The purpose of this exercise was to get us to understand the book more clearly and get us thinking about the different types of rhetoric at work. Now that we did the exercise, I can see how the setting affects the tone/mood of the scene. I understand the characters better as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alissa. I really do have a clearer understanding of the book and with the exercise, it helped me get to the matter part of the say mean matter more easily. The book seems more interesting now that I can identify rhetoric in the book and I understand what really went on
ReplyDeleteAlex, you are hands down, correct. The exercise did help us with analysis of quotes and for the creation of better matters. yes, it definitely worked well and spread the awareness that Remarque had a much deeper thought process than expressed by the vocabulary. Instead he added figurative language and a setting that add a darker sense of the pain and misery the soldiers were undergoing.
ReplyDeleteThis excercise was awesome! It helped me so much in the smm's I do at home! When I come into class I think "how am I going to do the smm's tonight because I don't know what the themes and abstract nouns are for these chapters." Then after class I find it very easy to identify the abstract nouns and put them together in my matter. I think I will analyse the text before I jump into the text from now on.
ReplyDeleteI believe that you had us do this exercise because this particular exercise helped me understand the book in every aspect. It really made me think about all the different literary elements. I did not realize how important rhetoric is in a novel. It really made the book so much easier for me to understand and it helped clarify many elements in the book after the exercise. The presentations really helped me with the mean and matter of the book. Everything feels much more natural. I feel like I actually have an opinion and something to say rather than just having to do it. My understanding of rhetoric will change the way I look at literature because I will look at the setting and pay much more attention to detail to help me understand the true meaning of the novel. The one revelation that I had today in class is when I realized that "Kat" was named that because of the actual animal and because of how many times he has survived and escaped death. Everything means something in one way or another. Also, Himmelstoss and "heaven". It is all amazing to me. This exercise is definitely the best!
ReplyDeleteI agree with katie because this excercise helped her on the matters just like me. It definitly was much easier to come up with a matter for quotes after the group work.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Katie when she says that the setting is an important factor in this novel. When you first said that setting can act as a character, I did not believe it. In the end, I now realize that setting is a huge character in the book. Also, I agree with Kelley when she says that it will help improve our writing. After doing this exercise, the analysis of the mean and the matter has become much easier.
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of this excerscise was to understand the rhetoric better for each chapter and it worked. This exercise helped me greatly for the say, mean matters. Before I thought matter was just analyzing the quote. After the exercise I figured out that in the matter you talk why the setting, mood, tone, etc... matters too. This exercise also helped me understand the book mroe. When reading i normally just read and do not pay attention to how the setting, mood, or tone. Now after this excersise i will pay attention to more of how the tone and mood affects the story.
ReplyDeleteI think the purpose of this exercise was to help us dig deeper into the meaning behind the story and to help us with our SMM's. I had a revelation about literature after doing this particular exercise. I learned that there is more to a story than the setting, characters, and plot. There are themes and motif's at work that add to the awe and art aspects of literature. I realized how much time and effort authors must put into their work to achieve a masterpiece, just as if it were a painting or sculpture or any other piece of art. When we discussed in our groups why nature was a reoccurring theme in the novel, I was amazed at how brilliant Remarque's intentions were. I was amazed when I discovered for myself that nature and animals were symbols of the soldiers themselves, because their innocence was dragged into a war. My approach on literature will surely change after having read this novel. I will now search for underlying truths and universal themes in everything I read. My understandings have also helped me with the mean and matter sections of the SMM's because I now fully understand rhetoric at work and how to pinpoint the big ideas. This exercise was amazing, thank you Ms. G!
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ReplyDeleteI think you had the class do this exercise so that we could learn more about art of rhetoric and also understand the novel better. Honestly, I am so glad you had us do the presentations in class and actually helped us throughout the book, because if you had not, I do not think I would have understood the true meaning of it. Even now, it amazes me how the smallest and tiniest little metaphor can mean such a huge thing. The theme behind each and every sentence astounds me because Remarque did such a great job in expressing them. He does not just tell us what he is thinking; he shows us. The exercises I have done in class also have made me realize that every author is trying to send a message through each of their work. Sometimes, it is easy to find those meanings and sometimes it has to be searched for. In this case, I would not have understood these themes if it were not for the presentations in class.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Julien when he says that he overthought his matters. I made the same mistake because when I overthought and looked beyond the big ideas and abstract nouns, I only came to a point that was universal, and had absolutely nothing to do with the quote/scene. This exercise helped me to come face to face with the meanings behind each quote, particularly because of the group's analysis of the themes and plot of the novel.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with Danielle. These presentations have helped my Say/Mean/Matter’s tremendously and will hopefully let me achieve a good grade on the essay. I also think that All Quiet On the Western Front made me realize that there is so much more to a novel than just the main literary elements. Hidden inside the exposition, characters, and even setting, lies a deeper, truer meaning. Sometimes, even the setting plays an enormous role in how the story will reveal itself to the readers. This book, particularly, chooses to present its setting, place, and time as a character. It astounds me, also, how these authors expressed such great thoughts with such small words. They must put in deep consideration and time to think of all that!
ReplyDeleteI think that you had us do this exercise so that we could focus on one element of the matter per chapter and not be overwhelmed. This exercise was also used to help us learn to do a better matter by knowing exactly what elements of rhetoric we should focus on. I learned that plot and setting were just as important as characterization and themes. I never knew that plot and setting were elements of rhetoric; I thought they were just facts that help us understand the book better. I did not know that they actually hold deeper meaning and are used as symbols. What I learned will help me read a book and be able to go past the superficial. I will be able to see more meanings behind a book and be able to understand exactly what point the author is trying to prove.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Anisha when she says that she never realized that even the names of the people in the book such as "Kat" have meaning too. I also agree with the fact that now I can think about all of the rhetorical elements instead of feeling overwhelmed and confused. I also agree with Katie because she said that through working with a group it was a lot easier. I felt like this too especially because I felt a lot less pressured to make it perfect.
ReplyDeleteI think that you had us to this exercise to teach us why the elements of rhetoric are so important in a novel. This allowed us to learn how elements of literature connect to rhetoric in a well-written novel. This exercise gave us many opprotunities to learn about the importance of rhetoric and learn about the hidden details in the book at the same time. I think that rhetoric needs to be used in order for a novel to be considered a well-written one because the elements of rhetoric draw in the reader and give examples of literary tools that are so important to the story. My understandings of this will change the way I look at literature because it will make me think more about the story and allow me to analyze it more instead of just rushing through it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kelley. This exercise did help us learn more about the means and the matters and how to approach them better. This helped us learn that literary elements along with rhetoric can make a great story. These tools are key ingredients in the recipe of story telling.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Andrew. Rhetoric is needed in order for a book to be great. Books would be boring without any mood or tone and just giving facts. I also agree with Tanzia. Every author tries to get a point across in every book. I also agree on the fact that these presentations helped me understand the book better. I understand why the author wrote the book as it is.
ReplyDeleteI think that you had us do the exercise to help us do better on our say mean matters. The purpose of the exercise was to show us that we had to analyze the rhetoric of the book to be able to fully analyze the quote. I did have a revelation, it was that analyzing the rhetoric of the book really opens your eyes and lets you analyze the quote better and also to connect it with abstract nouns and overall themes. This changes the way I approach literature because now I will not just be reading, I will be reading and analyzing all aspects of rhetoric at the same time. I will be looking at plot, theme, characterization, etc. while reading the book.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tanzia. If it were not for the presentations in class and Ms. G commenting on our presentations I would not have fully understood the book. Things just as small as Katzinsky being called "Kat" conveys a lot of meaning. All the things that were pointed out are something that I would not have known without Ms. G.
ReplyDeleteI think these excersises helped to improve say mean matter, which is important so that we may understand how to examine quotes and evidence more efficiently. My revelation was finding a better way to explore quotes to find the true meaning of them. This helps to improve on the mean and matter of the quote. I also finally understand what rhetoric really is, which also helpes to understand the quote. This changes my view of literature because now it becomes easy for me to understand what the author is trying to say when he puts an important quote in a book. This helps to enjoy and understand the different aspects of the book.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Daniel, the excercise did help improve our say mean matters. It also helped to understand rhetoric which helps to analyze a quote. Analyzing a quote with this knowledge makes the book more complex and much more enjoyable by being able to understand the quotes.
ReplyDeleteI think that his activity was well planned and useful. The worksheets helped me because i was able to organize all of the information that my class presented. Not only did the worksheet help me but the overall presentations helped me see the rhetorical devices in the story. When each group analyzed one or two specific topics they were able to cover much more and infer what the story meant. Without Ms. Gerber's comments; however, i do not feel that i would have understood this much as much. From these presentations i was able to dig into the mater or the context no just skim the mean. Overall this was a helpful assignment.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Daniel, this exercise was used to improve out say/mean/matters. Once we discussed the rhetorical devices in class i started to notice more as i read. When the class went into further analysis and discussion we were able to explain our interpretation and hear others' as well. After analyzing, m say/mean/matters have improved and are much easier.
ReplyDeleteI think you had us do this exercise in order for us to better undertand the elements of rhetoric within novels. The purpose is to help us students with our say/mean/matter. It was due to this exercise that I realized how easy it is to do say/mean/matters, and exactly what is wanted in a matter by the statement "elements of rhetoric". Now I will approach literature more freely and embrace it more easily, now knowing rhetoric.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with Kallyn. She brought up good points; that this exercise became more organized and easy to keep track of because of the worksheets we printed out. Also that it helped how we had groups present each element in detail; and ms. gerber's amazing comments made it even more amazing.
ReplyDeleteI think the reason we did this exercise was to further analyze what has been going on in the book. Sometimes reading by yourself (or for some of us, not reading) doesn't always allow one to completely grasp what exactly is going on. Personally, I find this exercise extremely helpful. Since I have never fought in a war and been through such traumatizing experiences I sometimes find it hard to understand what is happening and taking it to a deeper level. I think that by spending time in class to hear other people's interpretations of the novel, I have a deeper understanding and appreciation for it. I also think that by doing this exercise we will have better "Matters" in our essay because we have spent time discussing the purpose of events that happen in the novel.
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I agree with Anisha. I think that without the exercise it would be harder to understand the different rhetorical elements in the book and just what is going on. Just like she said, it made the book much more easy to understand for me because we could go over the parts that were confusing and had me lost. With the knowledge of how the story is supposed to be make sense and be analyzed, it will make for better say mean matters that can actually take the quotes to a deeper place, and not just skim the surface.
ReplyDeleteThe reason I believe we did this exersize was to read in between the lines, and look at the story within the story. In other words, understand the little things that seem unimportant at first. Honestly, at first I didn't understand how this was helping or what the point of this activity was but when I started coming home and doing my say/mean/matters, it was a breeze! This exersize really made the SMMs so much easier without me even realising it at first. Also, for the people that have not read the book, (or last minute sparknote readers) it really is an important way to make sure that they do read and comprehend the story. Every element that we focus on in the story almost seems like another story within the story, so when you look back, five or more different stories are at work within the actual story itself. It's so much, sometimes too much, to pay attention too at first, but this exersize disected the story into it's "little stories", or elements, which really helped.
ReplyDelete*kissing up moment* Thank you Ms. Gerber!
Madeline brought up a good point when she said, "Since I have never fought in a war and been through such traumatizing experiences I sometimes find it hard to understand what is happening and taking it to a deeper level." Personally, its easier to decode the meaning of a chosen quote (Mean), but discovering why it matters is a little more difficult because this situation in the story is a little harder to "experience" or to put ourselves in thier shoes. By talking it out in class, we can seek out all different types of perspectives and embelish our Matters with our own little twist.
ReplyDeleteI think this exercise was designed to lead us towards certain elements of the book that have major significance to matter, such as plot and theme. This exercise helped me gain a better understanding of matter and what it includes. After the activity, I understand that matter includes elements of rhetoric, and is more related to the book than sweeping, general ideas. Also, matter includes elements such as characterization and point of view, niceties that have more of an impact than they seem to possess. Class presentations were especially helpful, as other students shared their ideas and enlightened me about the elements of matter. Now, I will approach literature by searching first for the deeper meaning of rhetoric, rather than going for the obvious plot elements that are shallow in meaning.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Andrew, in that the activity was designed for a better understanding of the meaning and significance of rhetoric. Rhetoric is what gives a novel appeal and meaning. Rhetoric presents the facts in a way effective to the message the author wishes to convey. Without rhetoric, the author would be presenting dry facts with little or no significance.
ReplyDeleteThis past weeks focus has been on to develop and reach a deeper and better understanding of the material we have been reading. The point of this exercise has been to increase our base of where we find our examples and to be able to write better examples. This week has been very beneficial to my ability to understand and comprehend the book. Although we know the basic tools to do so, we have elaborated and extended our resources. From this, I can say that although my S/M/M may not be to best of my ability, they have improved as I understand more now. Now with all the different aspects of rhetoric we've learned and applied, such as plot, setting, theme, and characters I can apply these new sources to all literature.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kallyn's statement that without the help of Ms. Gerber I feel that this exercise would have been hopeless. Although we have a vague idea of what this book really means beyond the surface, without Ms. Gerber's knowledge beyond the mean we would not be able to dig deeper. We are reliable on her advice and thoughts, but her thoughts and advice have taught us to become better at digging deeper for ourselves. I do feel that this assignment was beneficial to the development of our writing skills.
ReplyDeleteI believe we did this exercise to more fully understand what the author is saying. Sure we read the book but comprehending it is totally different. I more fully understand the book and what the author is trying to convey. I never understood how important setting was and how much it can have to do with a scene. It is not just the place but the meaning behind the place.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jessica. All the new elements we learn about helps me understand the book better. The groups reviewing the main points of each chapter make the say mean matter easier. I now fully understand what I need to do, and then put it into my essay.
ReplyDeleteI think that we did this exercise to get a deeper understanding of the novel we are reading. When we look at all of the literary elements of each chapter, it helps me complete the say mean matters. I was amazed when I went home and did a say mean matter, like I have been doing then for years. I found that when the theme of the chapter is known it is easier to do the say mean matter. This helps especially for the matter because it helps me fin the abstract noun at work in that particular chapter.
ReplyDeleteThe main revelation I got from the exercises this week was to NOT OVERTHINK. By limiting our time we had to work in our groups it made the group come together on finding the main points in the chapter. Also, by reviewing two chapters t a time it allow us to see how the author actually thought out about how he was going to write the book. I think you made us do these exercises so that we can actually see the true magic of the words. Personally, I usually go through a book and collect some qoutes but never truly understand why they are important. I feel as though with these exercises we dissected the book, and by doing this, I now know that this is not only a war novel, but it was written with a purpose, and the author purposely added distinct details that only a watchful reader would catch. Such as choosing "Kat" as a name, I was amazed when I realized there was a purpose for that!! Using nature and wild animals as motifs, I would have never caught that had I read this on my own without the exercises. I now know that I should do this same procedure with any novel that I read in order to obtain the full impact of the novel. Real literature has many underlying themes and motifs hidden within the novel, and it takes a careful reader to take the details and understand what the author is trying to get across. By doing this exercise I feel it has helped me to understand more about literature, and how to read it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Iliana when she said that she did not know what every literary element did and why it was important. I did not realize that until this week. Also like Iliana I was surprised to find out what the setting tells you about the mood and tone. I also realized that the setting of the book draws the reader in and sets the emotion for the story, not just the physical place where the story is taking place.
ReplyDeleteI agree witn Kallyn about the worksheet i forgot to mention that. It is going to be a great help in writing my essay. I also do agree your input did help immensely. Whenever you explain something you make it sound so smooth and easy to come across and then I think "Why didnt I think about that?". I definetly feel that by doing these exercises it has prepared everyone for the essay because now we know more about the message of the novel and how to read the qoutes.
ReplyDeleteI received from this exercise not any new strength in digging deep, but in structuring my thoughts together into actual divisions and subdivisions. My essays often start interesting ideas and leave them open, or back up an overall weak point with a strong but misplaced argument. I think Ms. Gerber did this not only to help us stop hydroplaning but to also to further learn to balance structure and creativity in our essays. It was somewhat helpful, but I would have preferred slightly smaller groups, as little can be effectively done in such a short amount of time with groups that size.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Grace. I think the best essays I write are the essays I have little time to research and form a plan. When I only allow myself the bare basics to formulate my argument, I actually write much more powerful essays. When I get to deep into the details, I forget about the overall argument and what I should be doing to convince the reader
ReplyDeleteI thought that this exercise helped me think outside the box i am usually in. I can be pretty narrow minded sometimes, and listening to others thoughts about the overall idea of the chapter and the quotes made a great impact on my overall thoughts on the book. With more minds looking at the same subject it is much easier to find and understand the deeper meaning of it. Plus I have the benefit of not only my opinions, but my classmates as well. The abstract nouns of the work are clearer. Hopefully I will naturally look at movies now and start to pull out information about setting and characterization that are crucial to the plot of the story.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jessica, it will make the say mean matters a whole lot easier. All the big ideas are within the worksheet. Now all i need to do is put the information under the right section: mean or matter. This worksheet takes most of the hard work out of say mean matters. Now that we are more organized there is no need for procrastination for some of the students in the class that are lazier.
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ReplyDeleteI think you had us complete this exercise so that we could view the thoughts of others instead of just our own. I believe that the purpose of this exercise was to broaden our views on the way we look at a certain topic, having more than what you think ,but also about 7 others. Thinking outside of the box helped me on my S/M/M and my S/M/M will help me tremendously on my essay. This will totally change the way i approach literature. I will now talk to someone regarding our essay topic, and get feedback on their issues on the essay. Now having more than one idea can better my essay possibly up even one letter grade. This will allow me to approach literature much more bravely. I will not be scared when Ms. Gerber assigns an essay. I will be confident with myself and confident with my writing. This exercise has probably been one of the most helpful we have done this year!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Casey. This exercise eased the S/M/M's tremendously. I did not state this in my post, but as I look back and reflect, the literary elements we knew was what made the S/M/M that much easier. I also agree what with Casey said about the matter. Out of all of the three, this exercise helps with the matter the most because with all of the literary elements we have found, they help us identify an abstract noun at work, which I believe is my weakest strength.
ReplyDeleteThis exercise did nothing but help me. After going through all of the literary elements and finding all of the rhetoric present in the chapters we were talking about, it was much easier not only to do the say mean matters, but also just to notice more signs of rhetoric that I would never even noticed if we had not have done this exercise. I was truly astonished at how complex and filled with motifs and themes every literary work really is. Everything in literature has a deeper meaning, whether the author meant for it to or not. Noticing all of these key elements also got be to think alot about what exactly the authors point in writing each thing was, so it made it even easier to write the say mean matters.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with what grace said. She described the exercise in a way that I could not. This is the beauty of this class because, more than any other class I have had, this class lets everyone voice their own opinion, and also gives us all time have our opinion changed. I agree with the her statement that the whole focus of this week was not to think. The limited time made us anal honors students just stop over thinking everything, as I do with just about every essay, and just right find what we need to find. It also made us really come together and think as a group to get it done in a quicker time. I also agree that it really showed us why the sequencing of the book is the way it is. But last and definitely not least, actually most importantly, it also made my collection of quotes more meaningful. Before I would just underline something that sounded descent and hope it went along with what I was going to write in my essay, then if it was not I would have to scramble and try to find quotes for my topic. Now I know what to look for in a good quote and amazing quotes are easy to find. Now after say mean matters I can focus my essay on the evidence I collected.
ReplyDeleteI think you had us do this so that we could understand the different parts of matter. When we are given a list of things to analyze the work on, the meaning behind the book becomes much more apparent. I had the startling revelation on what matter actually entails. The problem now is remembering what exactly the mean is. But I don't believe it'll take that long to recall. From this point I'll look for the major ideas in the beginning and see how they come up later in the story. I also think understanding the time period and the mind set of people at the time also enhanced my ability to analyze the book. Because of the time set aside for this experience, our class now knows how to make our essay's more insightful and persuasive.
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I truly believe the purpose of this assignment was to better convey our own senses as to whether we can, as human beings, find ourselves and preserve our own sense of understanding. This exercise helped me understand n a much more clear and concise way as to finding themes f rhetoric in a story. By doing this and analyzing it more thoroughly, the novel becomes suddenly more interesting that way. Rhetoric themes are key to understanding the author's true point of the story.
ReplyDeleteGrace seems to have the idea. We could easily see the points in the book once we were forced not to overthink the material. And I too am astounded by how the author thought about everything down to the horses, and the names. All Quiet on the Western Front is an amazingly thorough piece of literature.
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I agree with Kendall's view on how this exercise helped improve S/S/M. Because of our search for rhetoric, we find much more evidence to help prove our point, especially in the upcoming essay/research paper. The sheer size of our findings in the novel were astounding to say the least, which helped us better improve our evidence since their was so much to collect.
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