Reminder and Make up assignment

Remember to have Act I of a Doll's House read by tomorrow, 2/7. You will need to have the remainder of the play read by Thursday 2/9.

If you were gone today, you will need to complete the "Absent Character" open ended practice assignment below. Please time 25 minutes and write as far as you can in that time. This must be made up and turned in by Friday, 2/10.

Prompt:

Most literary works emphasize the actions and development of characters who are present during the majority of the literary work. Sometimes, however, it is the characters who are absent who nevertheless are a major influence on the work as a whole. Select a literary work where a character is rarely seen (or not seen at all) and write an essay in which you identify the absent character and explain his/her significance to the story. Do not merely summarize plot.

(Use the play Tartuffe to respond to this question)

Thinking process:

Identify a character who is ‘absent or rarely seen’. [the prompt topic]

Identify the significance of the story [a meaning of the work as a whole].

Connective thinking: For what reason(s) is this character being absent important to the meaning of the work as a whole?

Note: Often with Open Ended Essays, the answer to “for what reasons” will become your POA. Your POA will rarely be literary devices.

Open ended cycle:
• Plot reference
• Interesting stuff
• MOWAAW