"A Rose for Emily" Activity

"A Rose for Emily" Activity

For sections II, III, and IV, pay attention to characterization, theme(s), imagery, symbolism, conflict, dialogue, character motivation, point of view, setting, mood, Gothic and Grotesque features, and cultural mores (the accepted traditions, customs, morals, manners, and ways of a particular group). Be able to explain how these features add to the story and reinforce other literary elements of the text.

Also, create questions and answers specific to those sections of the text.

Be ready to cite your examples and explain them during class discussion tomorrow.

MLA Rubric--I will not necessarily use the same pointing system, but the rubric gives you an example of the elements to check in your essay.

 

Hurston Notes

• theme of acting
• colloquial expressions/vernacular
• hyperbole
• voice
• tone
• mores
• amplifying setting/context
• using conventions of fiction. For example, dialogue
• establishing her persona--a strong, self-confident child
• humor/sarcasm
• particular diction (always quote in an essay) that establishes a theme
• imagery
• specific diction used to establish theme(s)

Rhetorical Modes--Some Types

Rhetorical Modes: patterns of organization; methods of development; types of writing.

• argumentative/persuasive
• compare/contrast
• definition
• narration
• exposition/explanatory/informational
• analogy--comparing situations
• process--explaining steps in a process
• example/illustration--giving a picture or specific instance (exemplification)
• classification/division--putting into categories
• descriptive

Analysis Essay--Politic Rhetoric

Choose two of the political texts we have read. Compare and contrast how the writers use rhetorical strategies--structure, devices, etc., to support a main argument/theme/purpose of their essays.

PSAT/SAT--Content of Nine Important Question Types in the Reading Section

Creating Nine Important Reading Questions

Use the following objectives to create specific questions and answers about a particular text. Do not write general questions. Direct your readers to important parts of the text as you brainstorm good questions. Tell your readers to always provide evidence--words and/or phrases.

B.E.S.T. Standards Civic Literacy Texts for Grades 9 through 12

 

B.E.S.T. Standards--Sample Reading Texts for Grades 11 and 12

Below are sample Reading texts for grades 11 and 12 by standards. You can find sample Reading texts by standards for grades 9 and 10 by googling the B.E.S.T. Standards PDF--these standards start on page 110. 

Literary Periods Charts--Know for B.E.S.T. ELA Standards

(from B.E.S.T. Standards) 

Ways to Elaborate in Your Writing--Elaborative Techniques

(from B.E.S.T. Standards)

 

Common Prefixes

(from B.E.S.T. Standards)

 

Common Suffixes

(from B.E.S.T. Standards)

 

Context Clues and Word Relationships

(from B.E.S.T. Standards)

 

Character Archetypes

 

(from B.E.S.T. Standards)

Fallacies in Reasoning--Informal

(from B.E.S.T. Standards)

 

Figurative Language

(from B.E.S.T. Standards)

 

Glossary of Key Terms

(from B.E.S.T. Standards)

 

Foreign Words and Phrases

(from B.E.S.T. Standards)

 

Narrative Techniques

 

(from B.E.S.T. Standards)

Rhetorical Appeals

(from B.E.S.T. Standards)

 

Archetypes--Setting/Situation and Symbol

(from B.E.S.T. Standards)

 

Rhetorical Devices

 

(from B.E.S.T. Standards)