Reading and Writing about Jane Eyre: A Bildungsroman - An Academic Approach - Prof. Lara, Apuntes de Idioma Inglés

¡Descarga Reading and Writing about Jane Eyre: A Bildungsroman - An Academic Approach - Prof. Lara y más Apuntes en PDF de Idioma Inglés solo en Docsity! Essay and Commentary 1. Academic style. Using formal English. No contractions. Commentary: how to read the text a. Read the text several times b. After a general overviewing reading, consecutive readings should be aimed at identifying the main aspects of the text c. Write key words in the margin of the text to locate the main ideas Commentary: structure. 1. Identification: author, title, period, and part of the novel the text comes from 2. Narrator and characters 3. Theme (s) and relevance in relation to the novel as a whole 4. Figures of speech, language and any other significant aspect 5. Closing paragraph: summary of the main points ▲ Remember to include quotations from the text to support your points and ideas. Essay • Organization • Importance of planning and scheduling • Outline • Structure Before the writing the essay, prepare your outline. • Brainstorm any ideas/characters/concepts/episodes that you could connect with the topic of the essay. • Choose the most productive ones, and organise them (you should devote 1-2 paragraphs to each idea) • In the organisation, try to find transitions for the different paragraphs • Structure of the academic essay. Circular. • Introduction • Body (major section) • Conclusion: going back to the Introduction • Essay topic: Jane Eyre as a Bildungsroman Example of the essay Jane Eyre as a Bildungsroman • Introduction • General statement: 1-2 sentences linking the title of the essay with its aim Ex. “The Bildungsroman is a subgenre of Victorian fiction that depicts the development of the protagonist, from childhood to adulthood. Jane