What lens are you using?

Utopia vs. Dystopia

Freedom vs. safety

Shared history vs. fresh starts

Author as Constructor of Experiences

What types of notes should I take?

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Quotations that prove your point:

Utopia vs. Dystopia:

“We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others (95).”

Freedom vs. Safety:

“Then all of the citizens had been ordered to go into the nearest building

and stay there” (2).

Quotations cont’d

Shared history vs. a fresh start

“I received all of those when I was selected. And, here in this room, all alone, I

re-experience them again and again. It is how wisdom comes” (78).

Construction of the book for reader experience

“He went out the next day, jumped into the river, swam across, and joined

the next community he came to” (47). Water as baptism/cleansing/ renewal

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How to correctly cite a quote:

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--Introduction

According to page 78,

The text states,

Jonas says,

Lowry writes,

Quote and punctuation

According to page 78, “Jonas felt a terrible concern for the man.”

The text states, “Jonas felt a terrible concern for the man” (78).

Jonas says, “I didn’t understand it, sir” (78).

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Lowry writes, “Jonas felt a terrible concern for the man” (78).

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On page 78, Lowry explains, “Jonas felt a terrible concern for the man.”

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