| Ingredients |
what are the key ingredients that a critic can analyze?
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EBooks/Books |
characteristics of the technology (ebooks)
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readers (ex. Kindle etc.)
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shape
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weight
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buttons/navigation
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batteries
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readability (ex. in sunlight)
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ability to add notes/comments
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characteristics of the medium (books/printing)
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font style
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font size
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line spacing
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white space
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color
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illustrations (for each of these characteristics think of your Bible)
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format - hardcover, paperback
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reading a book
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characteristics of composition (writing)
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spelling/grammar
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language (modern, archaic, translated)
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structure (poetry/prose)
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length (chapters and book as a whole)
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ex. teen novels
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characteristics of narrative
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genre
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plot (ex. one or multiple, linear/non-linear)
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character development
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characteristics of the author
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style
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intended meaning (perceived meaning)
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connections to previous narratives (author's or others)
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characteristics of the book industry
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release times
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trends (and more trends) (and yet even more trends)
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COVID impacts
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positive (more devices, more "normalcy")
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negative (screen fatigue)
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increase in audio books
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need to consider characteristics such as who is the narrator
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Ex. Bible, Screwtape letters
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name authors
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price (and margins)
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characteristics of the audience
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print vs. screen
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trends/attitudes - what does the audience want to read?, what do they get out of reading?
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characteristics of the culture
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attitudes towards reading in general
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time to read
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disposable income
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your group task
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for your assigned medium, construct an ingredients list (the book isn't a complete list!)
give examples
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each group will have 25-30 minutes to present (and then time for questions/discussion)
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the project is worth 25 points
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| examples |
opening scene from "The Player"
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the Password/elephant sketch from "The Carol Burnett Show"
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Kansas - Dust in the Wind from Point of Know Return
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Distracted boyfriend
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