Topic Brainstorm

Logan Huntze

Ms. H

California Literature

26 February 2019

Project Brainstorm

The required task for this assignment is to choose 4 different topic posts and analyze them more deeply. The 4 topics I am choosing to talk about are: Comparing and contrasting elements from two different texts, choose one short story or novel and write a piece in which you explore the following, choose a reading and choose one of the following questions and write an argument in response to it, and pick a subject and use literary devices to help frame your discussion.

Why your interested, what previous knowledge you have, what you would like to learn through the assignments and what strengths you will bring to each of the four possible topics

The first option that I have considered using for my project is comparing and contrasting elements from two different texts. I am interested in this because breaking down two different texts and comparing how they’re similar and how they are different will help me better understand both stories and expand my critical thinking through reading. I don’t have much previous knowledge doing this. I have compared and contrasted before, but not for a project. I would like to learn how to effectively break down a text and compare and contrast it with a separate text. A strength I will bring to this topic is critical thinking and analyzing.

The second option that I have considered using for my project is choosing one short story or novel and writing a piece in which you explore the following. There are three different categories to research into depth on this one and that is why it interests me. The only think that gives me previous knowledge towards this post is talking about history. I have done assignments before that have been related to the history of the text I have read. Doing this option, I would like to learn more about the history of this text and how it applies to this class. A strength I will bring to this option is my research of history ability and my connection of history to the actual story.

The third option I have considered for my project is choosing a reading and one of the following questions to write an argument in response to it. This interests me because I get to choose something that interests me from a text, and then break it down and write an argument about it. I would like to learn what the story means as a bigger picture, such as how the work reflects the time period they were in and how is culture related to that story. I have no prior knowledge of doing this so that also interests me. A strength I will bring to this option is making sure to go in depth with my argument, and explain why I am arguing what I am.

The fourth and last option I have considered for this project is picking a subject and choosing literary devices to help frame your discussion of that text. This interests me because I feel I am able to talk about this topic in relation to my life as well as the texts time. I don’t have any previous knowledge using literary devices to break down a reading. This interests me because I think I have read some stories that I would be able to apply this topic to easily and write about it in a good way. A strength I will bring to this is hard work and critical thinking of the literary devices I choose.