ENG Discussion One: Write: Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. The
minimum word count does not include references. Choose two of those critical approaches and address
the points below.
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Describe each critical approach in detail.
Compare and/or contrast the two critical approaches. How are they different and similar?
Determine which critical approach you find most useful for examining the conflicts and meaning in
literature.
Explain why you chose this particular approach as the most useful. Why does it appeal to you?
What I need from Tutor: Respond to Peers: Respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial posts.
Each response should be at least 75 words in length and should address two or more of the following
points:
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Do you agree with your classmates’ perspectives? Why, or why not? Be specific.
Ask a specific question to encourage further discussion on the topic.
Challenge your classmates’ interpretation of literature and/or point of view.
Do a small amount of research and share what you learn with your peers about the topic discussed in this
post.
Student One: Francisco Zeledon
Formalism or New Criticism:
This approach focuses in the text it self, its meaning. This method analyzes literature through; Style,
structure, tone, imagery, etc. to create meaning to the story.
Reader Response Criticism:
This method focuses in the dynamic interaction between the reader and the text; This is a more personal
experience, based on the reader's background, economic, cultural, religious, etc.
Psychoanalytical Criticism:
This approach focuses in the psychology of the writer, and the characters. Figuring out the psychology of
the protagonist will bring more light, more understanding to the subject and the story behind.
New Historicism Criticism:
This approach focuses in the time period, it discusses its historical context within the work. It explores the
content of the work through cultural and historical critique.
Post-Colonial Criticism:
This method focuses in the facts behind super powerful-nations that colonized third world countries, its
economics, racism, social, cultural, etc. This approach will gives us clear understanding as in; why events
took place, the way they did.
The two critical approaches I find more useful are; Formalism or New Criticism and New historicism
Criticism. Transporting my mind through imagination to the era or time in history in which the story took
place or the book was written, and focusing in structure, tone, imagery, etc. Brings to me a; Broader
understanding of what, and why events in the story took place. For example; In the story behind a Cuban
girl who came to the States from Cuba in the 70's: “We Came All the Way from Cuba so You Could Dress
Like This?” By Achy Obejas (1994) Understanding the complexity of the nature of Cuban politics at that
time, will bring more light and meaning to this story, and focusing in its structure,its imagery, and tone, will
allow the reader to get inside the story and almost experience what the protagonist in the story is living.
New Historicism Criticism and Post-Colonial Criticism are very similar, they both focus in a specific
period of time of history, to enhance the reader's understanding.
Student Two: Tysheia Mallett
Formalism or New Criticism:
-This approach views its meaning inside the text. You also have to analyze literature through
formalism which focus on style, structure, tone, imagery, etc.
Readers Response Criticism:
-This approach focus on the dynamic interaction between the text and reader. There are
different ways to interpret text based on the reader's cultural, religions, economic, background,
etc. The readers thoughts, views, experience, and attitudes lets you see through a personal
experience.
Psychoanalytical Criticism:
-The approach focus on the psychology of the writer and how it show you the author's state of
the mind. The psychology of the protagonist views the light of the story and more
understanding of the story.
New Historicism Criticism:
-This approach focus of the time period method. It looks at the cultural makeup and certain era
ideas, values that define the era. It take you were you can explore the contents of historical and
cultural critique.
Post-Colonial Criticism:
-This approach is a critical method which you analyze the issues that is caused by centuries of
colonialism. This will give us understanding on how the events took place.
The two critical approaches I choose are Formalism or New criticism and Readers Response
Criticism. When I want to know the meaning behind the story that the author as wrote I want
to the reason and why this is the story. Understanding the personal experience that the author is
going through and what we are letting the reader know about.
ENG discussion Two:
Write: Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. The minimum word count does not
include references.
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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.
Share what you learned by reading your peers’ posts throughout the class.
Discuss your initial response to the Clugston (2014) quote from Week One. Based on what you learned
about literature, what has changed? How will these changes impact your perspective on literature?
What I need from Tutor: Respond to Peers: Respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial posts by
Day 7. Each response should be at least 75 words in length and you should attempt to answer the
questions posed by your classmates. Additionally, reflect on how you and your classmates have
progressed throughout the course. Also note similarities or differences you see between how you and
your classmates respond to the Clugston quote now versus at the beginning of the course.
Student One: Adam Gant
What will you take away from this class to help you in future classes and how will you use this
knowledge to pursue higher education?
We have different ways of interpreting literature and sometimes the way I understood was different from
the pother posts. Sometimes it changed the way I thought about it. It helps to read different viewpoints.
I don’t think my views have changed in the way we read literature. It might be easier and our access is
unlimited with the digital age and able to search and download books.
Student Two: Tiffany Nolley
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.
If you had to make a choice, what would you say the most important literary techniques are how were
their role necessary in literature?
Share what you learned by reading your peers’ posts throughout the class.
Something that I have learned over the past five weeks of reading my peers’ post is that each had a
different perception and perspective of the theme in a literary work. As I read each post, I think most of
my peers used Reader Response Criticism to analyze and grasp the meaning of what’s being said. Some
examine the character behavior to get a deeper meaning.
Discuss your initial response to the Clugston (2014) quote from Week One. Based on what you learned
about literature, what has changed? How will these changes impact your perspective on literature?
Clugston (2014) writes that there is “a powerful curiosity about human relationships and how to cope in
the world in which we find ourselves” (Section 1.1, para. 2). I still feel that this quote is valid especially
after completing this course. This course has taught me that literature is as important and that there are
many ways to interpret literature. Regardless of how you interpret literature, the point is to analyze it to
find the deeper meaning and significance of what the author is trying to portray. Also helps readers to
expands their horizons, giving them new insights and understandings.
Reference:
Clugston, R. W. (2014). Journey into Literature (2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. Retrieved from
https://content.ashford.edu/
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