A Doll's House

What is the significance of the play's title?

Gender Roles

Do the gender roles of the past still exist today? Explain. Discuss...

Drama

Discuss the quote below:


"There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy. "


Mark Twain

Choose another tale from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

Choose one of the tales to read on your own time. Identify the tale you chose to read, and then discuss what Chaucer is satirizing through the story.

Share an example of satire. Think of other pieces of literature you've read, movies you've seen, t.v. commercials, etc. Explain what the writer is satirizing.

What is satire?

Purposes for reading

Identify and discuss at least one major purpose for reading Beowulf.

Using literary devices to convey a message in Beowulf

What stylistic devices did the author(s) of Beowulf use to manipulate the reader and to what means?

What questions do you have about Beowulf thus far?

What are the qualities of a true hero? Give some modern day examples.

Doggerel

According to our lovely textbook, when looking at poetry doggerel is "a term used for lines whose subject matter is trite and whose rhythm and sounds are monotonously heavy-handed."(773).

Do you agree or disagree that poetry can be defined in this way? Refer to specific works of poetry that you think is an example of doggerel and why.

Which literary criticism and theory do you most partake with and why?

What are the major differences between the elements of fiction and the elements of drama? Refer to real examples of each to discuss.

According to Griffith, and in your own opinion, how can we write about literature?

How can we read literature?

Welcome to the new school year!

Dear students,

Although we would've all appreciated a few more days of carefree fun and sun absorption it is time to refocus and find purpose!

This year in Advanced Placement Literature and Composition you will be intellectually challenged in ways you never imagined. While the work will be rigorous the payout will make all the sweat worth it!

Be confident, never give up, be well!

Ms. Rinaldo