1. Read, listen, read again, annotate.
2. Illustrate
3. Discuss
4. Find the binaries
5. Interpret
A binary (in textual analysis) is a pair of ideas in semantic opposition (opposing meanings).
ie. war and peace, empty and full, etc.
Did we deconstruct it? (Did it deconstruct itself?)
Group Seminar Prep, Montana 1948
1. Reaction: Discuss your individual experiences reading this book. What was your emotional reaction?
2. Clarification: Help each clear up any confusion that you have about the plot, characters, resolution, etc.
Choose a scribe for the group to write up or type the following:
3. Questions: Share your seminar questions with each other. As a group, evaluate each one on its merit as a seminar question. Eliminate or revise those that do not meet the standard. Compile a list of questions. Write the two strongest questions on the board.
4. Universal themes/Binaries: Make a List. Discuss as a group how this novel addresses each of these binaries. Where do the binaries get complicated? Where do they dismantle themselves?
At the end of the hour, turn in one piece of paper (electronic or physical) with:
· everyone’s name
· list of questions
· list of universal themes/binaries