"A Streetcar Named Desire" Assignment #2- READ SCENES 4-8 DUE ON 3/1

READ SCENES 1-8 at this point.
We will have a fishbowl on Thursday and it will involve the character chart and the homework posted below!
I updated the poker scene clip and the STELAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA clip is up and working!
https://vimeo.com/74707371
http://youtu.be/S1A0p0F_iH8

PRINT  AND READ THE TOPICS FOR PAPER 1.   Begin to think about a topic you might want to write about. You will have two AND A HALF weeks to write your paper.  Start jotting down questions. 

PAPER#1  1 IS DUE ON 3/15 IN CLASS STAPLED TO A RUBRIC! 

I will go over BOTH THE TOPICS AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE  first thing in class on THURSDAY 3/1


IN ADDITION, I WILL ASK THAT YOU PRINT PUB 2 OVER THE WEEKEND. IF YOU FEEL LIKE PRINTING IT NOW,  YOU CAN DO SO.  I WILL GO OVER PUB 2 NEXT WEEK 3/6


READDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD SCENES 4-8 In Your Notebook- Prepare for a mini -lecture and  FISHBOWL
You will be writing Pub 2 and Paper 1 shortly! Be sure to prepare! THE writing assignments promote your success as a scholar! 

1. If illusion means " to create an alternate version of something" and illusions stem from wants and desires, then , what do you suppose Blanche desires? provide concrete examples to support your ideas. Please provide concrete examples and in-text citation.


 2. In Scene 6, Blanche tells her story to Mitch and blames herself for many things. What happens to people when they experience trauma? What type of suffering does this entail for Blanche?


3.  Choose one theme from my introductory lecture and find two examples within the selected scenes. You have the option to discuss motif.

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What shall I look forward to next week ?
3/6 & 3/8

3/6 Lecture: "Desire" and "Perception"
Introduction to :
Published Writing #2 /  Q&ADrama Paper #1

3/8 - Climax - The Final Scenes

I will have your Pub 1 grades ready next week !