Homework for Literary Scholars
(This is not an April Fool's Prank)
A. Did you read "Interpreting Drama" in WEAL Writing Essays about Literature?
Read + annotate by next class
B. Read Act I of A Doll House in The Bedford (pp. 1726-46) + respond
(See Considerations for Critical Thinking and Writing Questions 1, 3, 4 on p. 1775, also below)
Q1. First Response: What is the significance of the play's title?
Q3. What kind of wife does Helmer want Nora to be? He affectionately calls her names such as "lark" and "squirrel." What does this reveal about his attitude toward her?
Q4. Why is Nora "pale with terror" at the end of Act I? What is the significance of the description of the Christmas tree now "stripped of ornament, [with] burned-down candle stubs on its ragged branches" that opens Act II? What other symbols are used in the play?
C. Read + complete SPOTTTS analysis on a sonnet by Shakespeare (choose a sonnet)
D. Read + annotate "Shakespearean Sonnet" (see pp. 981-2) & complete responses (See Considerations for Critical Thinking and Writing 1, 2, 3 + 4 [creative writing response]
*If you wish to revise your previous GRASPS essay ["The end is...isnt it? Compare/Contrast Poetry Analysis], which I encourage you to do, you need to do so and submit no later than Thursday 11:59 PM Turnitin.com
(This is not an April Fool's Prank)
A. Did you read "Interpreting Drama" in WEAL Writing Essays about Literature?
Read + annotate by next class
B. Read Act I of A Doll House in The Bedford (pp. 1726-46) + respond
(See Considerations for Critical Thinking and Writing Questions 1, 3, 4 on p. 1775, also below)
Q1. First Response: What is the significance of the play's title?
Q3. What kind of wife does Helmer want Nora to be? He affectionately calls her names such as "lark" and "squirrel." What does this reveal about his attitude toward her?
Q4. Why is Nora "pale with terror" at the end of Act I? What is the significance of the description of the Christmas tree now "stripped of ornament, [with] burned-down candle stubs on its ragged branches" that opens Act II? What other symbols are used in the play?
C. Read + complete SPOTTTS analysis on a sonnet by Shakespeare (choose a sonnet)
D. Read + annotate "Shakespearean Sonnet" (see pp. 981-2) & complete responses (See Considerations for Critical Thinking and Writing 1, 2, 3 + 4 [creative writing response]
*If you wish to revise your previous GRASPS essay ["The end is...isnt it? Compare/Contrast Poetry Analysis], which I encourage you to do, you need to do so and submit no later than Thursday 11:59 PM Turnitin.com