Meaning Making Lecture
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The document discusses the concept of meaning and understanding quotations and phrases. It provides several famous quotes from movies and asks the reader to explain what is needed to understand the quotes and why they might be mentioned. The overall document seems to be exploring how context, references, and life experiences influence our interpretation and comprehension of words, phrases, and ideas.
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Meaning Making Lecture
- 1. How Do You Mean?
- 2. Meaning Something in a text? Something you do? Something you make?
- 3. Yes.
- 4. Try to make sense of the following quotation
- 5. ongoing tension between durability and mobilitybetween marble and papyrushad determined what kinds of information gained visibility in its own time and what has been preserved for subsequent generations.
- 6. Why is it so hard to know what it means?
- 7. Well come back to this quotation later. For now, lets try an experiment.
- 8. Do you recognize the following lines?
- 9. I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.
- 11. Help me understand it.
- 12. What do I need to know, in order to understand it?
- 13. Okay, now say something about it.
- 14. What sorts of things might you say about it?
- 15. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life.
- 16. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else).
- 17. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else). Its an example of something important.
- 18. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else). Its an example of something important. It says something in an interesting way.
- 19. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else). Its an example of something important. It says something in an interesting way. It reinforces another idea?
- 20. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else). Its an example of something important. It says something in an interesting way. It reinforces another idea? Its evidence for a point you hope to make.
- 21. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else). Its an example of something important. It says something in an interesting way. It reinforces another idea? Its evidence for a point you hope to make. It reveals something about a character or topic.
- 22. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else). Its an example of something important. It says something in an interesting way. It reinforces another idea? Its evidence for a point you hope to make. It reveals something about a character or topic. It answers a question.
- 23. Lets try some more.
- 24. Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
- 26. What do I need to know, in order to understand it?
- 27. Okay, now say something about it.
- 28. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else). Its an example of something important. It says something in an interesting way. It reinforces another idea? Its evidence for a point you hope to make. It reveals something about a character or topic. It answers a question.
- 29. Go ahead, make my day.
- 31. What do I need to know, in order to understand it?
- 32. Okay, now say something about it.
- 33. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else). Its an example of something important. It says something in an interesting way. It reinforces another idea? Its evidence for a point you hope to make. It reveals something about a character or topic. It answers a question.
- 34. You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.
- 36. What do I need to know, in order to understand it?
- 37. Okay, now say something about it.
- 38. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else). Its an example of something important. It says something in an interesting way. It reinforces another idea? Its evidence for a point you hope to make. It reveals something about a character or topic. It answers a question.
- 39. A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.
- 41. What do I need to know, in order to understand it?
- 42. Okay, now say something about it.
- 43. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else). Its an example of something important. It says something in an interesting way. It reinforces another idea? Its evidence for a point you hope to make. It reveals something about a character or topic. It answers a question.
- 44. You had me at "hello."
- 46. What do I need to know, in order to understand it?
- 47. Okay, now say something about it.
- 48. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else). Its an example of something important. It says something in an interesting way. It reinforces another idea? Its evidence for a point you hope to make. It reveals something about a character or topic. It answers a question.
- 49. You're gonna need a bigger boat.
- 51. What do I need to know, in order to understand it?
- 52. Okay, now say something about it.
- 53. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else). Its an example of something important. It says something in an interesting way. It reinforces another idea? Its evidence for a point you hope to make. It reveals something about a character or topic. It answers a question.
- 54. Ill have whats shes having.
- 56. What do I need to know, in order to understand it?
- 57. Okay, now say something about it.
- 58. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else). Its an example of something important. It says something in an interesting way. It reinforces another idea? Its evidence for a point you hope to make. It reveals something about a character or topic. It answers a question.
- 59. Okay, lets try this again. Try to make sense of the following quotation
- 60. ongoing tension between durability and mobilitybetween marble and papyrushad determined what kinds of information gained visibility in its own time and what has been preserved for subsequent generations.
- 61. What do I need to know, in order to understand it?
- 62. Okay, now say something about it.
- 63. Why mention it at all? Importance in your life. Connection to another movie (or something else). Its an example of something important. It says something in an interesting way. It reinforces another idea? Its evidence for a point you hope to make. It reveals something about a character or topic. It answers a question.
- 64. So what does this have to do with reading?
- 65. So what does this have to do with reading?
- 67. Have a fantastic weekend.