Lesson 1
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The basic literary terms of novel is basically the same as those of short story. |
Lesson 2 Basic Literary Terms
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Lesson 3 An Important Concept: Theme Writers writes for conveying universal message, which are themes. Themes should be universal ideas that people all over the world, in every culture, speaking every language, can all understand.
Why are themes important for a novel? Understanding the themes in a novel is basically equals to understanding the novel itself. Theme is the soul of a novel. Without a central idea, the whole story will be boring and meaningless. Analyzing the themes in a novels helps you understand the purpose of the author for writing this work. What kind of things can be themes? Love, family, gender, coming of age, circle of life, chaos and order...They can all be themes for a novel. See more themes: <http://homeworktips.about.com/od/writingabookreport/a/themelist.htm>. Assignment: Download and read the novel below. List the themes in it and give specific analysis. ![]()
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Lesson 4 STEAL CharacterizationWhen developing characters, the 'STEAL' acronym can help you develop a well-rounded personality.
Speech--What they say Thoughts--Thinking and feeling Effects on others--Emotion and reaction Actions--With others Looks--Expression and dress. Also, you can use the following chart to help you do this analysis. ![]()
Assignment: Analyzing a character from Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stones with the STEAL chart.
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At last, I want to share my own experience during learning through the novel unit. I think it is very important to find your own interest when you try to analyze a novel for learning purpose. Reading and analyzing the novel you like is more interesting and effective. Most importantly, if the novel you are reading has been shot into TV series or films, be sure to FIND THEM AND WATCH!!! It will help a lot for you to understanding the work. Find out what genres of novels you like and get started now!
Self- Evaluation
You have finished the learning of the novel unit. Check if you have managed all the important knowledges.
Lesson 1 What is Novels?
What is the unique characteristics that make novel different from other forms of literature?
Lesson 2 Literary Terms
You should be familiar with all the literary devices mentioned in this section
Lesson 3 Theme
What is theme? What are the characteristic of themes? Why is it important? Can you list some ideas that can be themes in a novel?
Lesson 4 STEAL characterization
What does each letter stand for? You should be able to use this technique to analyze a character from a novel.
If you can meet all the requirements above, all you need to do to manage the novel unit is to READ AND READ!!! Some ideas of novel cannot be told but can only be felt during a large amount of reading. I sincerely hope that you can find your true love in the world of novels. Let's move on to the next section!
Lesson 1 What is Novels?
What is the unique characteristics that make novel different from other forms of literature?
Lesson 2 Literary Terms
You should be familiar with all the literary devices mentioned in this section
Lesson 3 Theme
What is theme? What are the characteristic of themes? Why is it important? Can you list some ideas that can be themes in a novel?
Lesson 4 STEAL characterization
What does each letter stand for? You should be able to use this technique to analyze a character from a novel.
If you can meet all the requirements above, all you need to do to manage the novel unit is to READ AND READ!!! Some ideas of novel cannot be told but can only be felt during a large amount of reading. I sincerely hope that you can find your true love in the world of novels. Let's move on to the next section!
Reference
"Novel." Wikipedia. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel>.
"Novel." Wikipedia. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel>.