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In this discussion, you will reflect on what you learned in the course.

Construct an open-ended question (see How to Ask an Open-ended Question handout) to ask your peers about the literature you read in the class. Avoid asking closed-end questions that require a “yes” or “no” answer. The question should not be overly broad or too general, but focus on specific literary conflicts, techniques, or themes.

In your initial post, please also share what you learned by reading your peers’ posts throughout the class. Review your initial response to the Clugston (2014) quote from Week One: “[T]here’s a powerful curiosity about human relationships and how to cope in the world in which we find ourselves” (section 1.1, “Connecting: Entering Into a Literary Experience,” para. 2). Based on what you learned about literature, what has changed?  How will these changes impact your perspective on literature?

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• What does literature offer an individual? Literature offers a lot to readers, literature offers readers a wealth of information that can be enlightening to anyone that loves to read. The knowledge that can be gain from reading literature can serve as catalyst that ignites the minds of the readers that can lead to life changing events. Literature offers readers the ability to escape the reality and problems of this world, while taking trips and adventures in others worlds or life’s of other people. “Allowing yourself to be drawn into a story—whether it's told by someone, printed in a book, or performed—unlocks your innate abilities to empathize, to laugh, to inquire, to learn, to wonder. Connecting with literature also allows you to reflect on the significance of common human experiences in your life”( Clugston, R. W. (2014). • How has the importance of reading changed from earlier eras (pre-digital/audio/visual media) to our present day? Do you think we read differently now than we did in prior generations? The ever changing world of technology has ensured that we will no longer have to read or experience things the way we use to in the past. Before printing was available stories use to be told orally from one person to another. The printing press made it possible for books to be printed which ensured that everyone would be able to enjoy the experience of great literature. Books that were once found in libraries can be now be viewed in the privacy of a person home because of the use of the internet. Literature can now be viewed on cell phones or tablets because and computers because of the changes in technology. • Do you think Clugston’s quote is valid? How have perceptions regarding the value of literature changed, if at all? I truly believe that Clugston’s quote is a valid one and has merit to it. As time changes so does people and within a person what was once important may still be important or no longer be important to them. Because we live in a world that changes daily based upon the wants and needs of an individual the overall perception of a thing that has value could change as well. • What causes people’s perceptions regarding the value of literature to change? People’s perceptions changes almost daily based upon society and it standards. As people changes because of needs and wants it assumed that there perception may change as well. As a person begins to read literature he or she may change how they see or feel about that piece of literature or literature as a whole. Literature that is viewed as important will have a greater sense of value, while literature that isn’t seemed as important will have a lesser value than others. Reference Clugston, R. W. (2014). Journey into literature (2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/ 1.1 Connecting: Entering Into a Literary Experience When you allow reading to unlock your imagination, your connection also sets the stage for intellectual engagement. It allows the experience of reading literature to include the pursuit of ideas and knowledge. Your literary experience—as the title of this book suggests—can become a personal journey, a quest for meaning. But connections to literature don't have to begin with deep intellectual quests. The stories themselves, those that strike a human chord, provide the greatest opportunity for connection. From ancient times, in every culture, humans have told stories to explain their world, to honor people, to celebrate achievements, and to communicate human values. Stories are still essential in our lives: We share them with our children, look to them for entertainment, and read them because at the core of our being there's a powerful curiosity about human relationships and how to cope in the world in which we find ourselves. This means you are already wired to explore literature. And the most immediate connection is through story. Allowing yourself to be drawn into a story—whether it's told by someone, printed in a book, or performed—unlocks your innate abilities to empathize, to laugh, to inquire, to learn, to wonder. Connecting with literature also allows you to reflect on the significance of common human experiences in your life. For example, if you know what it's like to send your child off to school for the first time and remember how you felt when this happened, your connection to the emotions that Rachel Hadas, poet and former professor at Rutgers University, packs into "The Red Hat" will be instantaneous. Her poem captures the anxiety and disequilibrium parents feel when watching their young children drawn away from them to enter school and a world away from home. When the watching parent is described in the poem as one whose "heart stretches, elastic in its love and fear," you can feel those emotions because you have experienced them. And no one has to explain what "wavering in the eddies of change" means—you've lived through that uncomfortable experience when home seems strangely empty, routine is broken, and you are forced to accept that your child will not always be with you. ENG125: Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended Question There are two ways of asking questions: close-ended and open-ended. Close-ended questions • Can be answered with either a single word or a short phrase such as “yes” or “no.” • Are easy to answer and provide no details or analysis. • Do not encourage in-depth or long-range thinking. Open-ended questions • Are likely to receive an in-depth, detailed answer. • Ask the respondent to think and reflect on what he or she has read. • Encourage critical thinking that leads the respondent to think beyond the reading assignment. • Usually begin with “how,” “why,” or “what.” Examples: Close-Ended Do you get along well with your supervisor? Who will you vote for in this election? Did you like that story we read for this week? Did the protagonist act unwisely in the story? Did you understand Macbeth? Open-Ended How do you view your relationship with your supervisor? What do you think about the two candidates in this election? What did you think of the story we read for this week? Why did the protagonist make the choices she did? What were the consequences of Macbeth’s actions? ENG125: Introduction to Literature General Open-Ended Question Template • What do you think about ? • In what way does the story/poem ? • How would you interpret the character’s • How did the ending ? • What was the problem ? • Why did the story/poem ? • Why did the character react ? • What did it mean when ? • How does the symbolism ? • What kind of conflict ? ______?
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