Hello AP English! I am so excited to work with you all today! I
apologize in advance if I forget a name or two, I will have them down
soon-- I promise.
Today we will be reading a critical essay titled "Doctorow's Ragtime: A Breach in the Frame of History" by Jesus Benito Sanchez.
The
article is on the longer side so we will divide into pairs (possibly
groups of three) and split the reading into sections. This will allow
you and your partner to become experts on your section.
As
you read your assigned section, be sure to highlight or take a few
notes because you will be sharing your findings with the rest of the
class.
Important Vocabulary:
Deconstruction-
theory of literary criticism that questions traditional assumptions and
beliefs about certainty, identity, and truth; attempts to demonstrate
how statements about a text undermine its own meaning
Historiography-
the writing of history based on critical analysis, evaluation, and
selection of authentic source material and composition of these
materials into a narrative subject or scholarly criticism
Discourse- a formal discussion of a subject; it can be written or spoken
Epistemology- branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge, its foundations, and its extent and validity
Metafiction- fiction that deals, often playfully or self-referentially, with the writing of fiction or its conventions
Inter-text- the relationship between texts or a text in relation to other texts
American Eden- a major cultural theme in U.S. history, expressing salvation through a return to, or recreation of the pure, pastoral Garden of Eden
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