4/26/16 Tuesday Agenda

A Doll's House Online

Review Act 2 Quiz and pass back graded quizzes.

Work on reading and doing discussion questions for Act 3.

Character List for A Doll's House
Nora Helmer
Torvald Helmer
Krogstad
Mrs. Linde
Dr. Rank
Bob, Emmy and Ivar
Anne-Marie

Nora's Father

HW=

1.  Read Act 3 and do the purple discussion questions for Act 3 that are due on Wednesday 4/26/16.  There will also be a quiz on Wednesday for Act 3.

2. Character Lists for a Doll's House are also due tomorrow.

Act III Discussion Questions

1. Why is Kristine willing to “risk everything” for Krogstad? 

2. Why does Kristine encourage Krogstad to let Torvald read the letter revealing Nora’s deception? 

3. Dr. Rank suggests Nora should go to the next masquerade dressed as “Charmed Life,” and that she should dress “just as she looks every day.” What is the implication about Nora’s daily life? Is it charmed? Or is the charm a masquerade? Explain. 

4. Discuss the irony in Torvald’s accusation that Nora has played with him “like a puppet.” 

5. Helmer’s pronouncement that “before all else, (Nora is) a wife and mother” is contradicted by Nora’s “before all else, I’m a human being.” Is this issue significant today, or is it only a sign of Ibsen’s time? Explain. 

6. Discuss Nora’s decision to leave her family. Is it truly the only way she can reclaim her identity and humanity? 

7. The last sound the audience hears is the door slamming shut after Nora’s departure. Examine the theatrical, literary, and historical significance of this stage device. 

3.  Finish your LC text and complete the Individual Analysis that is due this Thursday 4/28/16.
Spring Semester Literary Analysis

Literature Analysis Questions
Please answer the following questions about the book you selected.  
Make sure to provide appropriate examples to support your ideas

Author/Title
1. Author
2. Title
3. Genre
4. Historical information about the period of publication (if applicable)

Looking Closer at Character
1. Five fun facts about the character
2. Three questions you would like to ask this character
3. What would the character recommend you read?  Why?
4. Describe two examples of direct characterization and two examples of indirect characterization.  Why does the author use both approaches, and to what end (i.e. what is your lasting impression of the character as a result)?
5. After reading the book did you come away feeling like you’d met a person or read a character?  Analyze one textual example that illustrates your reaction.

Meeting the Author
1. If you could meet the author, three questions you would ask the author?  Why?
2. What gift would you give the author?  (Think of something that would be meaningful to them).
3. A picture of the author and an image that reflects their accomplishments; things they are known for, era, etc.

Tone
1. Describe the author’s tone.  Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).

Creating your own analysis of the novel
1. Identify a question about the book that could drive a paper.  For example, what was the author trying to accomplish in writing this novel?  Why?  Why does the author use such complex characters and what purpose does it serve? In the end, did Beckett shape my views on man’s purpose?  Does Beckett really accomplish anything?  Etc....
2. Create a thesis about the novel (answer the questions above).  Another way to create a thesis is to analyze the development of a theme.  Remember there is a difference between a motif and a thesis.  A motif is one or two words that cover the topic or topics of the novel, a theme stretches the motif into a statement that can be applied to the outside world.  For example, in the novel Lord of the Flies a theme could be: Morally acceptable behavior is a social construct that is determined by those in power.  This theme would serve as your thesis.  


4. Work on your memorizations that are due on May 5th and 6th.