Mining Literature for Deeper Meanings

What is the name of the TED-Ed Video?

• Mining Literature for Deeper Meanings

• Insight in Literature

• Dig Deeper in Literature

• Literature and How to Dive Deep

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What are two crucial steps that can lead one in the right direction when mining literature for deeper meaning?

• Practicing insight

• Acknowledging complexity

• Skimming the surface

• Ignoring context

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This was stated in the text:

"Pay attention to little things because they add up to what is really meaningful."

• True

• False

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What is insight?

• The skill needed to comprehend a text based on historical context

• A way to build vocabulary

• The ability to understand something intuitively, using small observations

• A reflection on one’s own feelings and life events

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Which of the following types of passages might lead to important insight about the motivations of a literary character?

• A scene in which we can observe many small details about a character’s behavior

• A brief physical description of a character, when he or she first appears

• A moment where a character states his or her emotions out loud

• Any scene where the character is not actually present

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For a successful literary analysis, what must insightful conclusions ultimately lead to?

• Several literary terms such as “parallelism” and “meter”

• An in-depth commentary on character emotions

• Biographical information about the author

• Connections to the big ideas—the abstract concepts—approached by the text

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Why should complexity be acknowledged when writing about literature?

• Complicated writing is a sign of having mastered organization

• There are multiple social forces at work in every text that reflect the human experience and the abstract concepts of the novel

• It’s the only way to accurately identify metaphors and similes

• It will result in a longer finished piece of writing

Which of the following is NOT an example of a potential “big idea” to discuss within a text?

• The question of whether humans are inherently good or evil

• The nature of violence in a chaotic environment

• The power of the natural world to help or harm humanity

• The deep sorrow of the main character

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What texts did the TED-Ed video use to illustrate claims presented?

• Toni Morrison's Beloved

• William Golding's Lord of the Flies

• Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

• Barack Obama's

  A Promised Land

Name a text where a reader could use insight to dig deeper for understanding.

Reminder: a text can be a novel, short story, poem, song, film, television episode, etc.

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