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Application Activities
Imitating at least four of the techniques
used by the writer:
1. Rewrite this story from the viewpoint
of either Leila or the mother before she
commits suicide.
2. Think of a scenario and tell it back-
wards as memory [imitate at least four
of the techniques used by
the writer.]
EXERCISE
told]
• situation or plot [sequence of events;
the way parts of an incident/event
are arranged] - “Peezoff is Dead” by
Edison T. Williams
• character [the beings [people,
animals…in the literary work] - “Heaven
Hound” by Justin Holder
• themes [major ideas about human
nature and/or experience] - “Thin Line
Between” by Martin Boyce
• style [ways language and structure are
used in the literary work] -
Sometimes, however, the connection
between the title and the literary work is
not clear from the start.
Before you and/or your students read
Allison Cadogan’s “Up”, identify the
aspect(s) of the story to which you think
the title is related.
Are you all agreed?
The title is often the first aspect of a
Was doing this easy?
literary work that we meet. Usually, the After you have read the story, reconsider
link between the title and some key
your answer(s).
aspect of the literary work is so obvious Were any of your answers correct?
/straightforward that it is meaningful
What do you now think?
to us before we actually start the story, Why do you think Allison Cadogan
poem, essay, or play. For example, a title does not choose a title that the reader
may be related to:
can immediately link to the story?
In your opinion, what does she gain or
• setting [place and/or time] - “Leaving lose by her choice?
Bridgetown” by Khalid Batson
• point of view [the mind and eyes
Now, consider the suggested answer
through which the literary work is given later in this resource.
Analysis(and Activities) for
Writers, Teachers, and Readers
Title