WorksheetsMining Literature for Deeper Meanings
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
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
This was stated in the text:
"Pay attention to little things because they add up to what is really meaningful."
True
False
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
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
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
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
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.
