Essential question: How does discussing context open up our options for the quotes we select?
Sometimes it's hard to explain a quote and what it's suggesting when we ignore the context it comes from.
Context is...
the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
(Thanks, Google).
We also understand context also refers to actual parts of written text or spoken language that precede or follow a word, passage, or idea that can help clarify meaning.
In a few words, context= point of reference.
Let's practice providing context for a few quotes from the story.
"I wonder if Sam really shot anybody" (Collier 47)
Now--read a little before that quote and a little after that quote. This is the context. In your own words, describe the context from where this quote comes from.
How about another:
"I knew he was right, that it wasn't worth taking the chance. I wanted to do it anyway. (Collier 72)
Final thought for reflection: How does including the context open up our options for the quotes we select?
HW: "notes and quotes" from pages 99-146 due Thursday. We will complete the book by Tuesday March 3rd.
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