Title: Skills Session 2: Analysis and Annotated Bibliography Unit: PAE001-1 Practising Ideas: Approaches to Theory Course: All Performing Arts and English Institution: University of Bedfordshire Tutor: Dr Louise Douse

1. Skills Session 2:
Analysis and Annotated
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Dr Louise Douse

2. Assessment 1 - Portfolio
• When
• Friday 9th January 2015, electronic version through turnitin
must be submitted.
• What
• This assessment requires you to compile a portfolio of all
set writing tasks. This will include a commentary on a
quotation, a summary of an article, a close analysis, and an
annotated bibliography.
• Weighting of the assessment
• This assessment forms 30% of the unit.
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3. Assessment 1 - Portfolio
a) Commentary on a quotation
• Write a 250 word commentary on the following quotation:
• What is your aim in philosophy? – To shew the fly the way out
of the fly-bottle.
Wittgenstein, L. (1956) Philosophical investigations. Translated
by G. E. M. Anscombe. Oxford: Blackwell, p.103
b) Summary of an article
• Write a 250 word summary of the following article, available on
BREO:
• Carey, J. (2005) ‘What is a work of art?’ in What good are the
arts? London: Faber and Faber, pp. 1-31.
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4. Assessment 1 - Portfolio
c) Close analysis
• Write a 500 word close analysis on one of the following texts:
• Night Journey by Martha Graham (Dance)
• Oedipus Rex / King Oedipus by Sophocles (Theatre)
• Romeo and Juliet by Baz Lehrmann (Performing Arts)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (English)
d) Annotated bibliography
• Produce an annotated bibliography with a minimum of five
entries based on reading you have undertaken for this unit.
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5. Assessment 1 - Portfolio
c) Close analysis
• Write a 500 word close analysis on one of the following texts:
• Night Journey by Martha Graham (Dance)
• Oedipus Rex / King Oedipus by Sophocles (Theatre)
• Romeo and Juliet by Baz Lehrmann (Performing Arts)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (English)
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6. Close Analysis
• What is a close analysis?
• Close - done in a careful and thorough way
• Analysis - Detailed examination of the elements or structure of
something
• Interpretation - An explanation or way of explaining
• Explanation - Making an idea clear to someone by describing it
in more detail or revealing relevant facts
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7. Close Analysis
• How do I go about it?
• Night Journey by Martha Graham (Dance)
• Oedipus Rex / King Oedipus by Sophocles (Theatre)
• Romeo and Juliet by Baz Lehrmann (Performing Arts)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (English)
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8. Close Analysis
• Read or watch the entire text (or extract) as directed by your tutors
• Chose a section that ‘speaks’ to you
• This does not have to be your
favourite section
• Make notes
• Comments, questions, an outline
1.Read/Watch
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9. Close Analysis
• Consider some of the ideas we have studied over the last few weeks
on this unit
• Cultural influence of the Bible
• Ideas of Antiquity
• The Renaissance
• The Enlightenment
• Romanticism
• Depending on the text you are looking at some of the ideas may or
may not be relevant.
2.Consider an idea
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10. Close Analysis
• You will need to think about both the form and the content of the text
and in particular how the form contributes to the meaning of the
content
• Form – the way in which the text is
presented - how
• Music/sound, lighting, style of
performance, language used,
set, staging
• Language, style, rhythm, genre
• Content – the meaning of the text – what
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11. Close Analysis
3. Finding the evidence
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12. Close Analysis
• You will need to show an understanding of how the ideas explored in
your text informs how you approach your analysis
4.Explain your approach
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13. Close Analysis
• Point – What is the aim of the close analysis? What are you going to
do? Which work are you going to be looking at?
• "This close analysis examines . . .," "The aim of this close
analysis is to . . .," and "The purpose of this close analysis is to .
. ."
• Evidence – What research will you be using to help you do this?
• Tell us about the key theories/theorists you will be drawing on?
• Explanation – Explain how you are doing this within the structure of
the close analysis.
• Provide a road map of your close analysis
Example Outline – Para 1 –
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14. Close Analysis
• Point – What is your interpretation of the section (in relation to the
theoretical framework)?
• “The text could be interpreted as…”, “In section… of… an
interpretation could be made of…”
• Evidence – What is the preferred reading? How do other critics
interpret the text?
• Use quotes! “… argues that …”, “It has been interpreted by…
as…”
• Explanation – Explain how the quotations support your interpretation.
Example Outline – Para 2 –
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15. Close Analysis
• Point – How does the form (language, style, genre, set, music, etc.)
contribute to the meaning of the content?
• “The style of the work aids the interpretation by…”, “The use of
music/language informs the content…”
• Evidence – Describe the work
• Identify key parts of the work which do the above!
• Explanation – Explain how the particular sections you have
described are evidence of your point.
Example Outline – Para 3 –
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16. Close Analysis
• Point – How do the ideas you have studied inform the form and
content you have identified?
• Evidence – Describe the key elements of the ideas in relation to the
section you have chosen
• Explanation – Explain how the ideas support the interpretations you
have made
Example Outline – Para 4 –
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17. Close Analysis
• Point - Have you achieved your aim?
• What are key interpretations and ideas identified in the work?
• Evidence – Can you draw out any key points from your essay to
support this?
• Do not include any new material
• Explanation – Sum up and refer back to the intro aims.
• Have you answered the brief?
Example Outline – Para 5 –
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18. Assessment 1 - Portfolio
d) Annotated bibliography
• Produce an annotated bibliography with a minimum of five
entries based on reading you have undertaken for this unit.
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19. Annotated Bibliography
• What is an annotated bibliography?
• Annotate - Add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation
or comment
• Explanation - Making an idea clear to someone by describing it
in more detail or revealing relevant facts
• Bibliography - A list of the books referred to in a scholarly work.
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20. Annotated Bibliography
• How do I go about it?
• List of 5 or more sources
• Books
• Articles
• Audio/visual sources
• Websites
• Referencing Guide
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21. Annotated Bibliography
• Select the most useful sources for your close analysis
• These can be from the set reading
• Other sources beyond the set reading
1.Select sources
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22. Annotated Bibliography
• Read the sources
• You may need to selective – skim
read
• Identify key ideas within source
• Identify relevance of source
2.Read/watch them!
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23. Annotated Bibliography
• Use the Reference Guide on BREO to write your reference
• Remember punctuation is important
• Find information from the Library
Catalogue
3.Write reference
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24. Annotated Bibliography
• Write a couple of sentences per reference
• Identify the main point from the source
• Explain why it is relevant to your
close analysis
4.Annotate
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25. Formatting, Presentation and Layout
• Word processed
• Double-spaced
• Title page – you do not need to repeat any information from this in
your essay except the title at the beginning.
• Large quotes indented and single spaces, small quotes in quotation
marks and in the main body of the text
• Don’t use colloquialisms and slang
• Don’t use lists and headings
• Don’t use abbreviations
• Don’t use personal pronouns
• Don’t use ‘and’ ‘but’ ‘yet’ at beginning of sentences
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26. Formatting, Presentation and Layout
• Write numbers in full e.g. one hundred (except dates)
• Always use someone’s surname
• The first time you mention someone write their full name and dob/d
• Quote and reference.
• When writing about a performance piece/text always write the title in
italics.
• Give the date a performance/text was recorded/published the first
time you mention it.
• Formatting Guide available on BREO
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27. Referencing and Plagiarism
• Academic Integrity Resource on BREO
• Details what plagiarism is
• Quiz at the end
• Department Referencing Guide
• Available on BREO
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