WA Worksheet_The Method

Worksheet –T HE M ETHOD Name: Hardeep Bains Date: 11/6/23 GOAL: Practice your observation and interpretation skills by applying T HE M ETHOD to a work that you are reading or viewing. OUTCOMES: In completing this activity, you will learn how to:  Look for patterns of repetition and close resemblance (strands).  Identify contrasts or binary oppositions (two strands or repetitions that are in opposition to each other).  Recognize anomalies (details or elements that do not fit the pattern). DIRECTIONS: Read a selection carefully and then respond to the prompts below. When you are first learning to use T HE M ETHOD , you should complete each prompt one at a time, and in order. Your instructor may assign a specific work for you to read, or you may choose a selection from the Additional Thematic Readings for Writing Analytically folder in your MindTap course. You can learn more about T HE M ETHOD and see examples of T HE M ETHOD being applied to works in Chapter 1 of the eBook. THE ANALYSIS IS BASED ON THE ARTICLE “ADAPTATION” BY ERIC KLINENBERG 1) What repeats? List exact repetitions (of words or visual details) and the number of times that each is repeated. Pay attention to substantive words (ones that carry meaning), not words such as “and” or “the.” Similarly, you want to take note of substantive visual details in a visual work. Adaptation 12times City 10times Heat 9times Summer 8 times Chicago 7 times People 7times 2) What goes with what? Look for strands of similar ideas, similar terms, or connecting logic. Start by making a list of repeats of the exact same word/detail. Then make a list of words or details that are similar or connected but are not exactly the same (for example, “handsome” and “beautiful”; or “ruins,” “remains,” and “debris”). Throughout the analysis, Erick Klinenberg incorporates the phrases “city”, "adaptation", “summer” "heat", “people” and "Chicago" collectively converse how municipalities are familiarizing to the extreme temperatures of the summer seasons. Erick Klinenberg also incorporates the phrases "infrastructure", “cooling centers” and "green roofs" to define the policies that towns are utilizing to curb the heat. 3) What is opposed to what? Using your notes from Question #1 and 2, make a list of words or details that are opposites or suggest binary oppositions. You want to identify the most important strands or repetitions that are in tension with one another and that function as an organizing Page 1 of 2