On Monday, 2/22, you will be writing your first open ended essay. Make sure to review all character names, plot references, author names, and MOWAAWs
For Tuesday, 2/23, you will need to have all of A Raisin in the Sun read. It is in your red book.
If you missed the Doll's house in-class brainstorm activity, it is printed for you below. You only need to complete the activity for ONE of the prompts.
Frequently in literature, the audience is given information that is lacking to some or all other characters. Choose a work in which the audience knows a secret about a character, consider the consequences of the audience knowing this information, and analyze its importance to the meaning of the work as a whole.
1. The audience knows that Nora has taken out an illegal loan to save her husband’s life.
2. Brainstorm: What are the consequences? What is interesting about this? Are there any ironies present? What insights does this give us? What inferences can we make? What connections can we make? What parallels does this create? What literary techniques will this allow me to discuss? What other plot references will this allow me to discuss?
3. How does this connect analytically to the MOWAAW? (make a causality statement)
Frequently in literature, the author uses a character that contrasts with a main characters in their actions, attitudes, or experiences. Select a work that contains such a character, consider the significance of this contrast, and analyze its importance to the meaning of the work as a whole.
1. Kristine Linde’s life and background contrast with that of Nora because she is single, has no family, and needs to work outside the home.
2. Brainstorm: What are the consequences? What is interesting about this? Are there any ironies present? What insights does this give us? What inferences can we make? What connections can we make? What parallels does this create? What literary techniques will this allow me to discuss? What other plot references will this allow me to discuss?
3. How does this connect analytically to the MOWAAW? (make a causality statement)
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AP English is an intense, college-level introduction to the skills of literary analysis. In this course, students learn to write effectively and analytically, read carefully and with insight, and develop an understanding of all genres of literature. You will also learn how to annoy your family and friends with esoteric knowledge about the workings of language and literature.
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