Wednesday 2/1/17 Agenda

Collect "ADH" Act 2 Study Questions and collect "ADH" Act 2 Take Home Quiz

REGISTRATION DAY-Please meet in the library for class today.

HW=
1.  Read "A Doll's House" Act 3 and do the purple discussion questions for Act 3 that are due on Monday 2/6/17.  There will also be a quiz on Monday 2/6/17 for Act 3.

Act III Discussion Questions

1. Why is Kristine willing to “risk everything” for Krogstad? 

2. Why does Kristine encourage Krogstad to let Torvald read the letter revealing Nora’s deception? 

3. Dr. Rank suggests Nora should go to the next masquerade dressed as “a good fairy or someone with a charmed life,” and that she should dress “just as she looks every day.” What is the implication about Nora’s daily life? Is it charmed? Or is the charm a masquerade? Explain. 

4. Discuss the irony in Torvald’s accusation that Nora has played with him “like a puppet.” 

5. Helmer’s pronouncement that “before all else, (Nora is) a wife and mother” is contradicted by Nora’s “before all else, I’m a human being.” Is this issue significant today, or is it only a sign of Ibsen’s time? Explain. 

6. Discuss Nora’s decision to leave her family. Is it truly the only way she can reclaim her identity and humanity? 

7. The last sound the audience hears is the door slamming shut after Nora’s departure. Examine the theatrical, literary, and historical significance of this stage device. 

2. LC Analysis Presentations are due on Friday 2/3/17 and I will also be collecting your task sheets.

Book Review Requirements:

·         Synopsis-short summary of the book without giving away the ending

·         Historical context (Social Construct)

·         Background information (Setting)

·         Discuss one theme from the book and how it may or may not still stand true today in today’s society

Think of a creative way to review your book for the class.  You may choose one of the following ideas or you can come up with your own creative idea:

·         Create a video that reviews your book and upload it to a site such as YouTube

·         Create a presentation that reviews your book using PowerPoint or Prezi

·         Facilitate a mock Interview with the author that will review the book (live or recorded)

·         Create a Book Trailer (live or recorded) that reviews the book

Reminders:

All Group members MUST be involved in creating or performing/presenting the presentation.

All Group members will receive the same grade on this Book Review Assignment

Scoring Guide

Synopsis	15
Historical Context	15
Background	15
Theme	15
Creativity of Presentation Idea	10
Group Dynamic	10
Overall Effort and Quality of Book Review Presentation	20
Total Possible Points for each Group Member	100