Literary Text Analysis and Graphic Fiction

Module 6: Close Analysis and Critical Interpretation of Literary Texts - Applying a Reading Approach

• Skimming: Quickly identifies the main idea, seeks specific information. Useful for shorter texts and when seeking specific details.
• Scanning: Reads a text to get a summary, finds specific words/phrases, and seeks answers to questions. Used to quickly find specific information.
• Extensive Reading: Involves large amounts of reading. Free reading of books; not too difficult material. Sometimes called Free Voluntary Reading.

Module 7: Graphic and Flash Fiction

• Graphic Fiction: A creative piece in comic form.
  • Examples include "In the Shadow of No Tower: 9/11" by Art Spiegelman, "The Barn Owl's Wondrous Capers" by Banerjee, "Louis Riel" by Chester Brown.
  • These pieces often depict historical or contemporary events.
• Features of Graphic Fiction (Singh, 2012):
  • Autographic forms: Author's handwriting, creating intimacy.
  • Interactivity: Reader fills in gaps, imagines action between panels.
  • Visual language: Meaning primarily conveyed through images, rather than words.
  • Book and screen combination: Combines elements of book and movie.
• Flash Fiction: Short creative pieces, usually a few hundred words.

Module 8: Creative Literary Adaptations - Lesson 1: Multimedia

• Multimedia: Material using words, pictures, voice, and video. Combines text, voice, images, and video.
• Multimedia Uses & Formats:
  • Videos: Primary component.
  • Animation: Interactive, animated movies.
  • Text: Used for digital signatures/passwords.
  • Images: Photographs (JPEG, PNG).
  • Audio: Background music, special effects.
• Multimedia Characteristics: Varied viewing options (projector, media player), use for presentations and learning.
• Multimedia Benefits:
  • Digital storytelling for knowledge and skill improvement.
  • Improved learning experience combining different media.

Module 8: Lesson 2: ICT Skills Empowerment

• Basic Elements of Short Story:
  • Characters:
    • Protagonist: Main character.
    • Antagonist: Villain.
  • Setting: Time and place in the story.
  • Plot: Sequence of events.
  • Conflict: Tension, struggle, fight in the story.

Module 9: Flash Fiction: The Plot

• Flash Fiction Plot Characteristics:
  • Structure: Beginning, middle, and end; conflict; resolution.
  • Setting: One setting.
  • Characters: Few characters (usually 3 or fewer), short descriptions, and backstory details where needed.
  • Types of plots:
    • Unified plot: Happens in one place, short timeframe (a day, several hours).
    • Episodic plot: Occurs over an extended time period.
• Plot Writing Methods:
  • Movement in time: Story occurring within a specific time frame.
  • Movement in casualty: Cause and effect relationship among events.
  • Movement in dramatic tension: Story driven by dialogue, action, and details that create dramatic tension.
• Plot Parts:
  • Exposition: Beginning of the story.
  • Rising Action: Plot complication, introducing conflict.
  • Climax: Most exciting part.
  • Falling Action: Conflict resolves.
  • Resolution/End: Story concludes.
• ICT: Information and communications technology; using technology to manage telecommunications, broadcast media, intelligent buildings, and monitoring functions. Includes computer use for storing, retrieving, sending, and manipulating information. Includes computer software and applications.