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Literary Analysis Presentation & Paper In the previous quarter, we learned a variety of literary techniques and began practicing them in our writing. As part of our study of Speak, we will be analyzing the style of Laurie Halse Anderson more closely. Our focus will be on better understanding the purposes behind each of the stylistic devices -- identifing what effect the literary techniques have on the readers. We'll begin by getting into groups of 2-3 in class, and each group will sign up for a literary term. As a group, you will be responsible for putting together a presentation about how your literary term is used throughout Speak. We'll have several "mini-deadlines" along the way to help you keep on top of everything:
The handouts from the presentations will be useful as we begin the literary analysis paper. The steps in writing this essay include:
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