Monday, January 21, 2008

Homework 01/22/08

2. When you encounter a new text, you should ask yourself, what kind of work is it?(what is the genre), what is the focal point of the text?, how is this text different from others?, and what is the work's medium?
9. Subject matter can be signaled by a title, or the subject matter may be clearly stated. In many cases the subject matter is inferred or interpreted.
13. People approach texts differently because everyone has a different background and their own connection(s) with the text. One person may relate to some part in a text when others can not really find any part of the text to relate to or they may find a different part to relate to. The main reason given by the reading is that by birth, education, and experience, we all come to texts differently, find different things in them, and react in unique ways.
14. When taking a text apart, the things you should look for are, the elements that give unity to the text, sequences that link events of a text, the way the whole text is divided, and the arrangement and balance of a text.
15. Details are important in a text because they often provide support for a claim, in written texts. In visual texts, they enrich or complicate your initial experience.

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