In these groups: Jot this down on one sheet of paper you ll turn in, please.

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1 AP Lit & Comp Turn in RR for WH chapters Laura s book presentation (Dani s next class) 3. Focus on WH chapters Debrief timed writing look at specific tips and commonalities for the prose essay question on the exam 5. For next class

2 In these groups: Teach us your assigned chapter(s). Include all the obvious: plot development, important events, characterization. Include any motifs and symbols you see emerging. Cite three lines/passages you feel are significant from your section and explain why. Chapter 5: Ian, Laura, Chapter 6: Rachel and Thomas Chapter 7: Shyla, Jessie, Hunter Chapter 8: Nick, Dani, Jordan Chapter 9: Bre, Logan, and Alex Jot this down on one sheet of paper you ll turn in, please.

3 The prompt: The following passage is from D.H. Lawrence s 1915 novel, The Rainbow, which focuses on the lives of the Brangwens, a farming family who lived in rural England during the late nineteenth century. Read the passage carefully. Then write an essay in which you analyze how Lawrence employs literary devices to characterize the woman and capture her situation. So in your response you MUST specify HOW Lawrence characterizes the woman. State that right away and don t forget to talk about her situation. To follow the prompt; however, you MUST name specific literary devices and specify how each one lends to the characterization and understanding of her situation.

4 Most common lit devices chosen? metaphor imagery diction sentence structure (which you need to call syntax) rhetorical questions repetition contrast (you should call this juxtaposition) Whichever devices you chose, you needed to go through and cite specific examples from the text that SHOW the device in action. Then, you need to follow it with an understandable explanation of how the device aids to the characterization of the woman and helps the reader better understand her situation. So, HOW does the author s use of the device create meaning in the text?

5 Structure of response? Remember: begin with a thesis statement which gets right to the point. Don t try to include a fancy hook or catchy opening unless something great just happens to pop into your head. IF possible, don t just restate the prompt. I REALLY recommend you use the theme statement/ thesis statement formula I gave you in class a few months back. It should be taped inside your binder. Your body paragraph should then examine specific literary devices. 1. Give an example of the literary device in quotes from the text. 2. Explain how the device is used and then specifically tell your reader HOW that use aids to the characterization of the woman and her situation. 3. Follow these steps for at least three literary devices, four if you have time. 4. End with a statement that re-states the woman s characterization and situation and how it is portrayed through the literary devices.

6 There s a couple ways you could do this. Intro: Thesis statement Paragraph Two: (or, it could just start after your thesis statement) Discuss literary element #1 with textual support Paragraph Three: Discuss literary element #2 with textual support Paragraph Four: Discuss literary element #3 with textual support End with a profound/insightful concluding statement it can be its own paragraph OR just add it to the end of your last paragraph. Intro: Thesis statement Paragraph Two: (or, it could just start after the thesis statement) discuss one example of each literary element (so, imagery, juxtaposition, and diction) Paragraph Three: discuss a second example of EACH literary element Paragraph Four (If you have time, discuss a third example of each

7 Sample thesis statements / opening paragraphs: In D.H. Lawrence s 1915 novel The Rainbow, the idea of power is examined, highlighting the tension between civilized city life and the savage country, ultimately revealing that knowledge and advancement is the key to power. In The Rainbow, D.H. Lawrence captures a woman s desire for exploration and learning about the unknown, while remaining stuck among men who don t wish to see past their everyday work. The woman longs to discover the world outside of her safe, boring, rural life. Through the use of repetition, rhetorical questions, and imagery, D.H. Lawrence demonstrates a woman s wish to understand the unknowns of her world.

8 Sample thesis statements / opening paragraphs: The nameless woman of D.H. Lawrence s The Rainbow, a poor farm wife, has dreams of grandeur. These lead to a situation of envy and uncertainty, which is characterized by the complex syntax of this passage and by the motifs of direction and place. In the passage from the novel The Rainbow, D.H. Lawrence reflects upon the sense of captivity, highlighting the tension between isolation and opportunity and ultimately revealing that power is governed by knowledge. (Notice how this writer did not include a road map with the literary elements, and that is completely fine. In fact, it makes the thesis more sophisticated.) She used the theme statement formula which is in-depth enough on its own to not require a road map.

9 Sample thesis statements: The woman, portrayed by Lawrence, represents knowledge and the desire for freedom, whereas her husband represents the inward comfort of the familiar and man s susceptibleness to settlement. Through the use of imagery, metaphors, and diction, D.H. Lawrence captures a woman trapped in a life, yearning for another. In D.H. Lawrence s novel The Rainbow, a woman of the Brangwan family ties to find something more exciting than her dull family life on the farm, implying that she is oppressed. Lawrence s use of symbolism and comparison illustrate the wishes that women of the nineteenth century wish to achieve. In the passage from The Rainbow, D.H. Lawrence describes a woman who is discontent and longing because she wants to explore a world beyond the one she is forced to reside in. In the passage from the novel The Rainbow, by D.H. Lawrence, a multitude of literary devices such as rhetorical strategies, imagery, and syntax characterize the woman and capture her situation.

10 Some choice paragraphs Imagery is used to not only create a contrast between man and woman, but also the existing and ideal life. It was enough for the men, that the earth heaved and opened its furrow to them, that the wind blew to dry the wet wheat But the woman wanted another form of life than this. The woman looks out to the roads, village, and world far beyond. D.H. Lawrence also uses metaphors such as the teeming life of creation, which poured unresolved into the men s veins. The men in this case have almost an intimate, blood relationships with the land and their simple way of life.

11 For next class Make sure you ve read through chapter 9 of WH. (No new reading.) Access the prose timed essay on the website and give yourself a full forty minutes to write it. Bring it with you on Monday. If you have a chance, start your fourth quarter novel.