West IV
Sep 30, 2026
⋮⋮ Program
- 12.05 Freedom as politics
- 12.20 Introductions
- Six strategies
- 12.45 Break
- 13.00 More freedom in West
- 13.20 Essay writing
- 14.00 Break
- 14.15 Reading
Freedom as politics
Introductions
Tragtmodellen
Six strategies
- Read through the six strategies for introductions on minlæring and do the small exercise at the end
More freedom in West
- Level 1 — Clarification: What does Bellman leave behind when he goes west, and what does he take with him?
- Level 2 — Explanation: Why does Bellman feel that he has to go even though Julie, Elmer, and other people think the journey is foolish?
- Level 3 — Analysis: How is Bellman’s freedom different from his sister Julie’s?
- Level 4 — Interpretation: Bellman chooses to go west, while Old Woman From A Distance’s people are forced west. What does this contrast say about freedom in the novel?
- Level 5 — Perspective: What is the cost of freedom in modern society and how does it compare with the context of the novel?
Essay writing
- Write an introduction to an analytical essay about freedom in the first 40 pages of West using the funnel method.
- Make an outline for the structure of a full essay with first drafts of topic sentences for 3 paragraphs plus quotes to use in those paragraphs.
Reading
- Read pp. 1 - 77 in West
- Start working on your assigned task from your groups
- Focus on characters
