To apply knowledge of major concepts and terms via a simple guided analysis of a short excerpt Application of knowledge in the form of a report in which students will identify major narrative components of a story and provide a brief analysis of how these components contribute to the meaning of the story. Assignment also provides an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and review essential concepts. Step 1 of this assignment occurs during the week via the “brainstorming” session indicated below. See page 5 for complete details. To apply knowledge of major concepts and terms via a simple guided analysis of a short example Video lecture: An introduction to the major formal elements of TV narratives in terms of structures and basic film/video techniques. I will also continue to highlight how the specific aspects of a given medium (in this case TV), influence and structure how narratives are created. Quiz on video material: brief online quiz to confirm students’ knowledge of the lecture material Reading: reading deals specific elements of TV narrative such as planned interruption, lack of episodic resolution, cause-effect chain, etc.. (see above). Online group discussion in which students (in their home groups) will respond to specific questions designed to demonstrate their knowledge of this week’s reading. Quiz on reading material: brief online quiz to confirm students’ knowledge of the reading material. Questions will be drawn from material used to structure online discussion. Group activity: glossary. Students will work with their groups to compile a glossary of the major terms and definitions covered in this unit. This glossary will be added to throughout the course. Students will use the glossary tool within Moodle. Group activity: Viewing of selected scenes from TV episodes that allow students to identify the major elements of TV narrative as described in the reading and lecture. A total of 8 scenes (average length of 3 mins or less) will be selected and made available to the students. A template will be provided to help students with this activity. Brainstorming session for Semester 1 Report (see assignment description on page 6 for details). Reading Butler Jeremy. "Narrative Structure: Television Stories," pages 21-54. In Television: Critical Methods and Applications. New York: Routledge, 2012. Brain storming session for Semester 1 Expanded Report
To review how the specifics of media environments influence and relate to the telling of stories and the constructions of narrative genres To introduce our general approach to interpretation, which will be covered next semester. * The outcomes and workload for this last class of the semester are intentionally lower to provide students extra time to work on their second paper and to also give them some “breathing space” for the demands from their other courses and exams. Application of knowledge in the form of a report in which students will identify major narrative components of a story and provide a brief analysis of how these components contribute to the meaning of the story. Assignment also provides an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and review essential concepts. The final version of the report is due. See page 5 for complete details. Recap of major ideas, No readings Semester 1 Expanded Report due Nov. 25 Semester 2: Analyzing Narratives Module 4: Genre, Media and Adaptation Jan 8: The Detective Novel Learning Outcomes To introduce the major elements of the detective /mystery genre and major narrative tropes and typologies To provide a historical and cultural context to the Sherlock Holmes narrative and its influence on subsequent authors and the genre as a whole To engage in close reading and literary analysis as limited by a specific interest in narrative form and genre conventions Video lecture: An introduction to the major elements of the detective /mystery genre and major narrative tropes and typologies Quiz on video material: brief online quiz to confirm students’ knowledge of the lecture material. Reading: novel Hound of the Baskervilles. Online group discussion in which students (in their home groups) will respond to specific questions designed to demonstrate their knowledge of the novel in terms of the plot, major characters, literary devices, structural elements and genre conventions