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Great Teaching Ideas Series School House Books Online Services
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Welcome to the School House Books Online Services Great Teaching Ideas Series! Recommended List of Novels for English AP* Literature and Composition: |
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Life and misfortunes of Tess who endures a rape by Alec D'Urberville (actually Stokes), then has an illegitimate child by him who dies without being baptized. Tess moves on, falls in love with Angel Claire, and on their wedding night, the two confess their secrets to one another, setting up a series of events that eventually leads to Alec's murder and Tess' death. Tess of the d'Urbervilles Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: Write a well-organized essay that analyzes how this novel confronts the reader with a scene or scenes of violence. Be sure to explain how these scenes contribute to the meaning of the work as a whole. Avoid plot summary. Another Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: This novel uses contratsting places (for example, two countries, two cities or towns, two houses, or the land and the sea) to represent opposed forces or ideas that arecentral to the meaning of the work. Write an essay explaining how the places differ, what each place represents, and how their contrast contributes to the overall meaning of the work. Lesson Plans for Tess Far From the Madding Crowd; Jude the Obscure Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: Show how the author developes the significance of the title through the use of such devices as contrast, repetition, allusion, and point of view. Another Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: Analyze the conflict created when the will of an individual opposes the will of the majority. Discuss the moral and ethical implications that this conflict has for the individual and for society. Another Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: Analyze the recurring theme seen in this novel of the classic war between passion and responsibility. For instance, a personal cause, a love, a desire for revenge, a determination to redress a wrong, or some other emotion or drive that may conflict with moral duty. Then, in a well-written essay, show clearly the nature of the conflict, its effects upon the character, and its significance to the work. Another Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: Note the changes in social or political attitudes that are advocated in this novel. Then analyze the techniques that the author uses to influence the reader's views. Avoid plot summary. Do not write about a film or television program. Another Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: This novel uses contratsting places (for example, two countries, two cities or towns, two houses, or the land and the sea) to represent opposed forces or ideas that arecentral to the meaning of the work. Write an essay explaining how the places differ, what each place represents, and how their contrast contributes to the overall meaning of the work. Another Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: This work highlights the values of a culture or a society by using characters who are alienated from that culture or society because of gender, race, class, or creed. Write a well-organized essay that analyzes how the alienation of one character reveals the surrounding society's assumptions and moral values. Mayor of Casterbridge Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: In this novel, a character who appears briefly, or does not apppear at all, is a significant presence. Write an essay that shows how this character functions in this work. You may wish to discuss how the character affects action, theme, or the development of other characters. Another Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: In this novel, a character--not necessarily the protagonist--is pulled in conflicting directions by two compelling desires, ambitions, obligations, or influences. Write a well-organized essay that identifies each conflicting force and explain how this plaguing conflict within one character illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. Another Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: Although not usually identified with the detective story genre, this work does involve the investigation of a mystery. Write an essay which identifies the mystery, explaining how the knowledge gained from the investigation illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot. |
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Great Teaching Ideas Series School House Books Online Services
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