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Analysing texts

Other categories:

  • theme/topic
  • author's intention (what he wants to do ...)/message (what he says)
  • author vs. narrator
  • types of irony and their functions
  • verbal irony: express something by saying the opposite --> effect: reader enjoys finding irony, reader discovers real meaning, reader discovers contrast between what is said and what is meant
  • dramatic irony: the reader or the audience know more than the characters

--> effect 1: reader feels superior, only to show him he is not --> effect 2: the reader feels pity, involvement in story

  • irony of situation: sharp contrast between what the characters/readers wish and what real life is like
  • types of texts
  • line of argument/argumentative structure
  1. describe what the author does (e.g. he puts forward his main thesis)
  2. explain why he does it at this point
  3. show how he tries to do this effectively
  • means to make a text interesting / convincing
  • attitude of an author

Two Novels

Immigration, Multiethnicity

What is the trend, what are the effects and problems of interracial relationships/marriages?

Art and Artists


Big City Life and "The Car Crisis"

Links covering "Big City Life"


Results of "Big City Life - Search on 01/10/07


Musterlösung Translation "Four Legs Good ....

Hier geht es zur Musterlösung


Project: US-Solutions to "The Car Crisis"


The link above will allow 7 groups to look into 7 possible solutions to the problem of sprawl and commuting in the NorthWest of the USA.

  • 3 people per group
  • 40 minutes to go
  • one member of the group will present the results (which the group has typed as a list or put into a mindmap before!) ON MONDAY!


Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare - Texts for Translation

Six texts for translation!
Topics: Shakespeare's work and adaptations of "Romeo and Juliet"
Open the Word-Document here


Talks: Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet

  • Talk 1: Wikipedia: "Elizabethan Era" & "English Renaissance"
http://www.william-shakespeare.info (esp. talks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare (esp. talk 4)


Shakespeare - Sources and material ...===


"Facharbeit"

Just in case you've forgotten: There are some useful links ...

For more questions, or in order to arrange a quick meeting --> To discuss your progress or problems ==> joerg.thelenberg@gmx.de

An annotated collection of links can also be found in this wiki: Annotated Links for Learners of English


Style

Style (formal vs. informal


Building / Refuting an argument



Vocabulary for characterization

LKE2 2006/08 proudly presents a variety of useful collections of words and phrases that are helpful when writing characterizations ....

Interpreting symbols


Vocab sheet USA at war

usa-war-politics.pdf - produced by LK E2