6/11/2014

Beginning Analyses

v Word

Ø  Repeated words

§  Use a bar graph or table to log the most repeated words.

§  Excluding article words and linking verbs

Ø  What these words may mean

§  Include relevant definitions

§  Include relevant etymology

§  Include connections to the story

v Stories

Ø  Number of other stories this reminds you of

§  Include author

§  Include Era of the story

§  Include theme

§  Include basic story plot

§  Include genre 

Ø  How is the story at hand relevant to each story?

§  What characters are the same and different. (vend diagram)

§  What events are the same and different. (vend diagram)

§  What messages are the same and different.