How to Read Literature Like a Professor Intertextuality Project 50 Points

How to Read Literature like a Professor—intertextuality project [50 points]

*to be completed with a partner by Thursday, August 27th—presentations will begin @ this time

Foster introduces to us the concept of intertextuality; that is, the relationships texts form with one another (for my previous Honors 10 students, think text-to-text connections).

This assignment requires you to “read literature like a professor” and to pinpoint the intertextuality of previously read texts and Foster’s reading guide:

You will work with a partner. Each partnered group will be assigned four sections of Foster’s How to Read Literature like a Professor. Together, the two of you will read, reread, reread, reread, and annotate these sections and analyze how their main concepts apply intertextually with novels, stories, plays, and poems you have read in the past (or are currently reading).
You must make intertextual connections between Foster’s writing and a minimum of 4 other literary sources (@ least 1 per section)
Once you’ve established these connections, you will analyze this piece of literature focusing solely on your assigned sections’ lenses.
You will create a PowerPoint (or Google Presentation) in which you include the following:
Summary of assigned sections[5 points]
a few bullet points for each section—keep this short & sweet
Title, author, and concise summary of each intertextual work[5 points]
Once again, K.I.S.S.—you can assume that most of your peers are also familiar with these literary works.
Proof of intertextuality [20 points]
It is here and in the next section you should spend the majority of your time. Prove to us that Foster’s concepts apply to your chosen works. It will behoove you to include textual evidence.
So what? Implication of greater meaning. [20 points]
So you’ve made intertextual connections: Why do they matter? What you must do now is create 4 separate thesis statements—one for each section and chosen literary work (this section will prove that you must have actually read the works you have chosen). Pretend you are instructed to write an essay in which your primary goal is to focus on concepts learned from each particular section of Foster: What’s your thesis statement?
Remember: A thesis statement should be the strongest sentence in an essay, so really make each one count.
Also, remember that you are creating 4 separate thesis statements.
Here’s an example: “Morrison’s highly ambiguous ending proves that her integration of flight into Song of Solomon signifies not only newfound physical freedom, but also the metaphorical assent of the imagination.”
It is therefore presumable that this essay will analyze the notion of flight in Morrison’s ending, will explain—with textual evidence—how flight represents physical freedom, and will finally explain—with textual evidence—how flight is not limited to the physical sense of the term.
You should be as creative as possible—graphics, word art, color, etc. Lack of creativity could result in a deduction of points.