English? reading Q&A
Im trying to learn for my English class and Im stuck. Can you help?
Before reading pages 1-19, review the questions below so you will have an idea of what to highlight/underline in your book. Answer the following questions completely. Some might require a simple phrase for a complete answer, while others might require a sentence or two or three. All of these questions can be answered from the reading, but it may take careful reading and re-reading to understand them completely.
1. Explain the semiotic method.
2. What are two or three political/social events the author mentions from 2016 that relate to the battles between Captain America and Iron man, between Batman and Superman, and between the Lannisters and the Starks (the last one is from Game of Thrones)?
3. Explain Denotation and Connotation as they relate to reading popular cultural signs.
4. What connotative read (from a feminist perspective) does the author suggest is possible for the TV sitcoms of the 1950s and 1960s?
5. In your own words, explain Abduction as it relates to semiotics.
6. What does it mean that “cultural signs are usually overdetermined”?
7. What does the current trend of anti-hero characters in popular culture reflect about that culture?
8. Through abductive reasoning, are you trying to prove your argument as true, or persuade your audience that your argument is valid? What is the difference?
9. What is another word for mythology that the author suggests?
10. Briefly discuss a connotative (social/political) interpretation of one of your favorite TV shows or movies (just like the ones discussed for sitcoms in question #4).
