Writing About Literature

How do we approach responding to and writing about literature?

What does it mean to analyze literature?

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?