A Doll's House Assignment

The reading of A Doll's House is due on Wednesday, April 25.  An objective quiz will be given on this date.  The Socratic Seminar will be on Thursday, April 26.  Please have your typed Socratic Seminar Questions (Assignment # 1) with you on that date.  No late questions will be accepted.  The Diction Assignment (Assignment # 2) will be collected on Thursday, April 26.  Late assignments will be penalized by a letter grade each day it is late.  I will only accept the assignment up to two days late. Once we have completed Hedda Gabler, you will be responding to an essay prompt comparing Hedda Gabler and A Doll's House.  This will be an in-class writing. 

Assignment # 1: Socratic Seminar (20 Points)

Create five typed questions which will allow for a good group discussion.  These questions should be open-ended questions.  I want the discussion to allow you and your classmates to use your critical thinking skills and provide textual support when responding to the question. 

Bad Question: 

In Act I, what is the lie that Nora keeps from her family?

Good Question:

In Act I, the reader finds out that Nora has a secret from her family; Torvald believes that secrets or lies corrupt the family.  Who is correct?  Is it ok to lie, if it is for a good reason?  Or is the truth the only way?  Use evidence from the play to support your response. 

Assignment # 2:  Diction Assignment (25 Points)

Create a two column chart.  List the names of the characters (Torvald Helmer, Nora, Mrs. Linde, Dr. Rank, and Nils Krogstad) and your chosen line(s) of dialogue for each in the left column and use the right column to analyze the choice of words used in each line of dialogue. Please review the handout given in class for an example of how this is to be done.