1. Board Work 1/5- Eng III AH&H

2. Rise of Silas Lapham Describe each of these characters. How have they been characterized in the story? –Colonel Silas Lapham –Irene –Penelope –Mrs. Persis Lapham –Tom Corey –Old Corey –Mrs. Corey What seem to be the major conflicts for the characters in the story? (Name three). Why are these conflicts?

3. Lapham’s Realism What is particularly different about this book that makes it realism? Give examples. How would the characters be different if it were Romanticism? Pick three and describe how they might be if the work were Romantic. How would the conflicts be different if the book were Romantic?

4. Writing! Conclusions! Conclusions should wrap up the main ideas, give a feeling of cadence, and leave a memorable impression. Three parts to a conclusion: –Restated Thesis (RESTATED—Shorter, different words) –Concluding ideas: So What? –Hook

5. So What? Why did the reader bother to read your essay? (Other than that it was assigned) –Application (What a reader can do with your argument) –Alternate solution (if the essay presents a problem or rejects a course of action) –Implementation plan (if the essay suggests a course of action) –Similar purpose

6. Howell’s History What was going on during the late 1800’s? (Use the Orange Books or the Internet to look this up!) How did these events affect the story? What sort of historical ideas show up in the story? What can we learn about what life was like by reading Silas Lapham?

7. Dinner party! What are the major difficulties of the dinner party for the Coreys? What are the major difficulties of the dinner party for the Laphams? Why are they having a dinner party even though it makes both families uncomfortable? What does this show about the time period and the people?

8. Lapham Quiz What does Tom want his father to do at the beginning of chapter 11? Bromfield and Tom discuss the Lapham’s social ineptitude, saying that they are people who can’t do what? What does Lapham talk about when Bromfield visits? How does Penelope react to Mrs. Corey’s visit (afterward)? What does Mrs. Corey decide she needs to do with the Laphams?

9. Lapham Quiz 14 What does Lapham ask Corey the next morning at work?

10. Lapham Quiz 17-18 Whom does Pen tell about Corey’s proposal? What did Pen do that night? What has Rogers been asking Lapham? What does Lapham do when he’s upset about Pen and Corey? Where do Lapham and Mrs. Lapham go for advice? What advice do they receive?

11. Love Triangles How do each of the characters react to the problem of Corey and Pen? Why do they react the way they do? Is it a betrayal for Pen to get with Corey? If your best friend or sibling had been in love for a long time and you encouraged it, how would you feel stepping in to take his or her place? If you were to advise the Laphams, what would you suggest they do? Why?