English Major Analysis Madlib
So one of the things on my To Do list is getting some documents in order, and one of the things I found while doing that was the English Major Analysis Madlib I never got around to posting anywhere. So to rectify this, please, if it pleases you, pick a novel, movie, or other fictional story and join me in filling out...
THE ENGLISH MAJOR ANALYSIS MADLIB
As an English major, I believe I can attest with good authority that there aren't many college students better at saying Really Smart Things That Mean an Awful Lot But It's Hard To Tell If They Actually Make Sense like the English major. This was never so clear to me as when I had the opportunity to take an English literature class (French Gay/Lesbian Literature from This-Century-To-That) with my definitely-not-English-major brother and was lent a fresh, outsider perspective on the writing and words of my fellow classmates.
English Major Writing can be a vital skill in school and life, not to mention today's competitive job market. Yet in much secondary and post-secondary education, students express frustration with required English literature and writing classes. As the cost of education skyrockets, many opt out of all but the bare minimum liberal arts requirements, cheating themselves out of one of the more fascinating skill sets our education system has to offer.
Luckily, English major writing is a lot easier to learn than it is to understand, and mimicking it can be even easier than that! Using this English Major Analysis Madlib, constructed from student blog entries from the very same English Lit class I attended with my brother, anyone can now write an informal, deep, and satisfying analysis of any story, rife with words like "juxtaposition." At least one quote from each student (including both myself and my brother) is represented, with only the barest minimum editing required to create flow between sentences.
And don't worry. While you may not agree with all the claims put forth within your final product, rest assured that your analysis will be just as accurate, authentic, sensible, intimidating, and unintentionally humorous as any of these quotes were when they were originally written.
PS To Former Classmates - I'm really glad I'm going to be living in a different country from you soon.
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Now, pick a story (novel, movie, TV show, comic, etc...) and fill out the...
THE ENGLISH MAJOR ANALYSIS MADLIB
(When asked to pick objects, locations, activities, concepts, etc., keep in mind they should be from the novel/work, and that they may work best if most of your choices are important or frequently-occurring in the novel/work, though bringing up at least one completely insignificant item for deep analysis is a good rule of thumb.)
1. A line from a song relatable to book/work.
2. Book/Work Title
3. Protagonist
4. Other main character
5. Quote from spoken by protagonist.
6. Other main character
7. Author/Creator of work
8. Social unit/group (within the novel/work, remember)
9. An ideal concept
10. Adjective describing a person
11. Character
12. Adjective describing a person
13. Activity
14. Noun naming a type of person (Ex - woman, boy, flight attendant, gambler, pedarist, liar)
15. Noun naming a type of person (Ex - woman, boy, flight attendant, gambler, pedarist, liar)
16. Noun describing/applicable to protagonist (Ex - like above in 14 and 15. And remember, not an adjective!)
17. Object that could be conceivably related to/symbolize femininity (Ex - flower, dress, ripe fruit)
18. Quote in some way relatable to 17's object.
19. Another quote in some way relatable to 17's object.
20. Object
21. Deceased (or assumably deceased it there are none specifically mentioned) character associated with character from bullet 4. Include their relation to character 4 (Ex - brother Charles, friend Susan)
22. Emotion
23. Emotion
24. Location
25. A female character (ok to use previously used character)
26. Another female character (ok to use previously used character other than 25's)
27. Character 26 interacts with.
28. A location 26 and 27 interacted.
29. Scene from the work
30. Noun, preferably from above the scene. Something that can be looked through (Ex - window, darkness, field)
31. Another character.
32. Scene from the work 31 was present in.
33. A famous author (IRL. Does not have to be related to work.)
34. Action (gerund/-ing form)
35. A state of being (ex: angry, thrilled, confused, vomiting).
36. Board or party game.
37. Type of art form.
38. Noun.
39. Noun related to 38.
40. Noun related to 38 and 39.
41. Movie. (IRL, doesn't have to be linked with work. Best if romantic comedy.)
42. Character in 41's movie.
43. Something protagonist does at the end of the work.
44. Group marginalized within society. (Does not have to be within the work, but relatable to the work potentially best.)
(See comments for fill-in-the-blank portion of madlib.)
THE ENGLISH MAJOR ANALYSIS MADLIB
As an English major, I believe I can attest with good authority that there aren't many college students better at saying Really Smart Things That Mean an Awful Lot But It's Hard To Tell If They Actually Make Sense like the English major. This was never so clear to me as when I had the opportunity to take an English literature class (French Gay/Lesbian Literature from This-Century-To-That) with my definitely-not-English-major brother and was lent a fresh, outsider perspective on the writing and words of my fellow classmates.
English Major Writing can be a vital skill in school and life, not to mention today's competitive job market. Yet in much secondary and post-secondary education, students express frustration with required English literature and writing classes. As the cost of education skyrockets, many opt out of all but the bare minimum liberal arts requirements, cheating themselves out of one of the more fascinating skill sets our education system has to offer.
Luckily, English major writing is a lot easier to learn than it is to understand, and mimicking it can be even easier than that! Using this English Major Analysis Madlib, constructed from student blog entries from the very same English Lit class I attended with my brother, anyone can now write an informal, deep, and satisfying analysis of any story, rife with words like "juxtaposition." At least one quote from each student (including both myself and my brother) is represented, with only the barest minimum editing required to create flow between sentences.
And don't worry. While you may not agree with all the claims put forth within your final product, rest assured that your analysis will be just as accurate, authentic, sensible, intimidating, and unintentionally humorous as any of these quotes were when they were originally written.
PS To Former Classmates - I'm really glad I'm going to be living in a different country from you soon.
__________________________
Now, pick a story (novel, movie, TV show, comic, etc...) and fill out the...
THE ENGLISH MAJOR ANALYSIS MADLIB
(When asked to pick objects, locations, activities, concepts, etc., keep in mind they should be from the novel/work, and that they may work best if most of your choices are important or frequently-occurring in the novel/work, though bringing up at least one completely insignificant item for deep analysis is a good rule of thumb.)
1. A line from a song relatable to book/work.
2. Book/Work Title
3. Protagonist
4. Other main character
5. Quote from spoken by protagonist.
6. Other main character
7. Author/Creator of work
8. Social unit/group (within the novel/work, remember)
9. An ideal concept
10. Adjective describing a person
11. Character
12. Adjective describing a person
13. Activity
14. Noun naming a type of person (Ex - woman, boy, flight attendant, gambler, pedarist, liar)
15. Noun naming a type of person (Ex - woman, boy, flight attendant, gambler, pedarist, liar)
16. Noun describing/applicable to protagonist (Ex - like above in 14 and 15. And remember, not an adjective!)
17. Object that could be conceivably related to/symbolize femininity (Ex - flower, dress, ripe fruit)
18. Quote in some way relatable to 17's object.
19. Another quote in some way relatable to 17's object.
20. Object
21. Deceased (or assumably deceased it there are none specifically mentioned) character associated with character from bullet 4. Include their relation to character 4 (Ex - brother Charles, friend Susan)
22. Emotion
23. Emotion
24. Location
25. A female character (ok to use previously used character)
26. Another female character (ok to use previously used character other than 25's)
27. Character 26 interacts with.
28. A location 26 and 27 interacted.
29. Scene from the work
30. Noun, preferably from above the scene. Something that can be looked through (Ex - window, darkness, field)
31. Another character.
32. Scene from the work 31 was present in.
33. A famous author (IRL. Does not have to be related to work.)
34. Action (gerund/-ing form)
35. A state of being (ex: angry, thrilled, confused, vomiting).
36. Board or party game.
37. Type of art form.
38. Noun.
39. Noun related to 38.
40. Noun related to 38 and 39.
41. Movie. (IRL, doesn't have to be linked with work. Best if romantic comedy.)
42. Character in 41's movie.
43. Something protagonist does at the end of the work.
44. Group marginalized within society. (Does not have to be within the work, but relatable to the work potentially best.)
(See comments for fill-in-the-blank portion of madlib.)