2. Monday 11.9 warm-up: PHW questions activity 1: PHW quiz 14-18
activity 2: Chopin questions
activity 3: notes on writing a compare and contrast essay
close: quick draft of C&C essay / finish Tom’s head from Friday.
DUE: “Story of an Hour” and “Desiree’s Baby” printed and annotated (and presumably read). In tracker as “Story of an Hour.”
Upcoming:
11.9: PHW quiz
11.13: PHW 19-conclusion quiz
11.16: realism unit in-class writing assignment
11.17: unit test

3. 11.9 warm-up: PHW questions
Whom does the Judge blame for Tom being “ ‘worthless and unworthy’ ” (80)? Do you agree with him?
What is “a bag of gold that has turned to dirt” (82)?
How does Roxy react to the news that Tom won’t duel Luigi? (84)
“The people took more pride in the duel than in all the other events” (89). What does this tell you about the people?
There’s lots of irony with honor and what makes an “honorable person” in this chapter (94). Why does Luigi lose honor in the Judge’s eyes?
How does Tom convince himself that selling Roxy down the river was a good thing?
Tom says he’s a “ ‘scoundrel’ ” (103). Does he really believe it?

4. 11.9 quiz: PHW 14-18 Usual quiz procedures.
Post-quiz: Answer the questions for “Story of an Hour” and “Desiree’s Baby” on the next slide.

5. 11.9 post-quiz: Chopin texts
“Story of an Hour”
How does Mrs. Mallard react to new of her husband’s death?
Identify diction choices shows that demonstrate Mrs. Mallard’s reaction to her husband’s death.
Why is Mrs. Mallard happy that her husband is dead?
TRUE/FALSE: Mrs. Mallard did not love her husband
Identify cause and effect in the story and the role that it plays in understanding Chopin's thesis.
Explain the irony of the final sentence of the story? How does this tie into naturalism? How does it help the audience understand Chopin’s feminist message?
“Desiree’s Baby”
What is the meaning of the phrase "He was reminded that she was nameless" in the context in which it appears?  
Describe Desiree. How did she and Armand meet and fall in love? Why does he not consider her origins before marriage? Why would that even matter? What figurative language does Chopin use to emphasize this?
4. Describe and explain the changes in Armand’s behavior as the story unfolds why this is ironic in the end?
Explain the connections to Realism, Regionalism, and Naturalism? What evidence can you find for each? Which literary category does it most closely represent? Explain.
Compare and contrast Desiree’s situation with Mrs. Mallard’s. How are they similar? How doe they both represent themes of naturalism?

6. 11.9 notes: writing a C&C essay
When you get to choose what you’re comparing and contrasting, or what elements of two things you are comparing and contrasting, be sure that the elements have enough in common or different to justify the comparison or contrast.
Additionally, be sure that the differences/similarities aren’t so obvious that your essay seems pointless.
AVOID THE TRIVIAL!
Trivial: Mrs. Mallard and Desiree are both married; Mrs. Mallard and Desiree both live in Louisiana.
Important: Mallard and Desiree are both defined by circumstances beyond their control; Mallard and Desiree both die as a result of their inability to control their own destinies.

7. 11.9 notes: writing a C&C essay
Be sure that you treat the same (or similar) elements for each subject you discuss.
TEXT A TEXT B
Audience/purpose Audience/purpose
(Dickinson—empower women) (Chopin—criticize society)
Major character Major character
(Chopin—Desiree and relation to race) (Twain—Tom and relation to race)

8. 11.9 notes: writing a C&C essay
The thesis should tell readers what to expect in your essay, identifying not only the subjects to be compared and contrasted, but also the point you will make about them.
Your thesis should indicate whether you will concentrate on similarities or differences, but should address both.
A thesis should highlight the central concern of the essay (comparing or contrasting) by placing it as the independent clause, and the lesser concern as the dependent clause.
Example: “Despite the fact that Tom and Desiree are both defined by race, it’s clear that Desiree’s inability to overcome this definition is a result of her gender.”
This essay will focus mainly on similarities.
Don’t forget, your intro, in addition to including a thesis, should include both the authors and the texts that you will be comparing and contrasting.

9. 11.9 notes: writing a C&C essay
Two basic structures: point by point and subject by subject.
The subjects are the items being compared and contrasted, and the points are the individual elements of the subjects you will be comparing/contrasting.

10. 11.9 notes: writing a C&C essay
In the subject by subject format, you address all of the points for the first subject at once, and all of the points for the second subject at once.
Introduction: “Although both Dickinson and Chopin deal with a woman’s role in society, Dickinson’s poetry suggests that a woman can overcome society’s definition of her while Chopin clearly belives that women are powerless in society.”
Chopin texts (Subject 1 ) Dickinson poems (Subject 2)
Mrs. Mallard (point 1) “I’m Nobody” (point 1)
Edna (point 2) “Soul Selects” (point 2)

11. 11.9 notes: writing a C&C essay
Use point by point comparison for longer, more complex essays.
You make a point about one subject and follow it with a comparable point about the other.
Point 1: Racial Identity defined by society
Desiree and Tom (subjects)
Point 2: Gender inequality

12. 11.9 notes: writing a C&C essay
Create BOTH a point by point and subject by subject outline for the following prompt:
Compare and contrast your middle school experience with your high school experience.

13. CLOSE and HW
Print, read, annotate “Law of Life” by Jack London. Online textbook p (Unit 4).