Beloved+and+Portrait+of+the+Artist

Background information for Beloved: Here is a power point which may help sort out chronology:

A quick sheet for important references in Portrait, pp. 1-17:

You have already completed journal #1. The rest of your close reading work will be VERY close, looking carefully at sentences and structure. Use the chart given to record the data for the passages suggested. In //Portrait//. Use the beginning first five sentences. When it asks for repetition of words and images, complete this after you have finished the whole chapter. In //Beloved//, you will use the opening sentences and then the end of Books One and Three. You will base your observations on repetition on the Books, rather than individual chapters. Download the charts for your book here:
 * Journal/Style analysis work**:

Everyone must complete your style chart. This will accompany your paper. Both assignments are due on Thursday, February 17th. Both assignments are exploring the following idea: **How does the syntactical style/decisions of the author contribute to the larger meaning of he work?**
 * Paper options:**

Choose one stylistic feature and analyze it, making sure to connect the author's choices to the overarching ideas of the novel. This analysis will be two pages, double-spaced and will accompany your completed chart and journal #1. Due Tuesday, February 15th.
 * Analytical option:**

Create a found poem from the text of your book. This poem should be a stand alone piece and should convey both the stylistic choices and the larger meaning of the work as a whole. Please accompany this piece with a process paragraph explaining the choices you made and how you hope the piece was received in terms of emotional impact.
 * Creative option:**