Curriculum / ELA / 12th Grade / Unit 2: A Doll's House / Project
ELA
Unit 2
12th Grade
Project
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As the internet and social media change how people share and receive information about events in their local communities and around the globe, there has been much debate about the role of newspapers in the modern age. Some question the need for their existence when information is so readily available, while others argue that the abundance of news from sources of questionable reliability are exactly why newspapers need to be kept alive.
Carefully read each of the following three sources. Then, synthesize at least two of the sources and incorporate them into a well-written essay in which you develop your position on the role, if any, of newspapers in the modern era.
Your argument should be the focus of your essay. Use the sources to develop your argument and explain your reasoning for it. Avoid merely summarizing the sources and indicate clearly which source you are drawing from. You may cite your sources using A, B, C, or the description in parentheses.
Source A (chart): Number of daily newspapers in the United States from 1970 to 2016 by Statista
Source B (Pew survey): How People Learn About Their Local Community: Part 3: The role of newspapers by the Pew Research Center
Source C (editorial): Newspapers evolving in digital era from the Daily Herald
Number of daily newspapers in the United States from 1970 to 2016 by Statista
How People Learn About Their Local Community: Part 3: The role of newspapers by Pew Research Center
Newspapers evolving in digital era
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Where in the corresponding English unit we recommend teaching this lesson
This project is not specifically connected to the English 12 Unit 2 on A Doll’s House, but is connected to Supplemental AP Project 1. Once students have completed Project 1, they can complete this project.
How this projects connects to the AP English Language and Composition Free Response Questions
This is modeled after FRQ 1 on the AP English Language and Composition Exam but has been slightly shortened since it is the first FRQ 1 students will attempt independently.
Suggested objectives and lesson structures for this project
Analyze and interpret the relationship between Helmer and Nora in the opening scene of the play.
Analyze how Ibsen further characterizes Nora.
Track the development of the motif of disease.
Analyze how Ibsen uses dramatic irony to develop the conflict of the play.
Writing – 2 days
Create and defend an argument on Ibsen’s stance on women based on Act 1 of the play.
Analyze and explain how Ibsen develops the central conflict in the opening scene of Act 2.
Analyze and explain the symbolic significance of the tarantella dance.
Analyze the power dynamics between female and male characters in this scene. Explain how their roles reflect the roles available to women in Victorian society.
Analyze the climax of the play and explain how it creates theme and develops Nora’s character.
Create and defend an argument about Nora’s decision at the end of the play.
Analyze Ibsen’s impact as a playwright.
Assessment – 2 days
Debate and defend your answer to the unit test question.
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