Condensed Rubric

Condensed Rubric:

*** Without a Works Cited Page the Paper FAILS 
***  Without internal citations the Paper FAILS

Completed before the full paper is handed in:
(YES, this is to prevent procrastination) 
Thesis statement - 10%
Works Cited page - 20%
Rough Draft (WITH citations) - 20%

Completed when full paper is handed in:
Introduction and Conclusion - 10%
Content and Development - 20%
Organization and Coherence - 10%
Grammar and Mechanics - 10%  
 
 

  

Quoting a Single Character MLA 6.4.8

If you quote a remark from one character, you can incorporate it into the body of the paragraph.

Example 1

Nora's epiphany occurs when she realizes her husband will never reciprocate the sacrifices she's made to protect his pride. She finally stands up to Helmer, telling him, "You neither think nor talk like the man I could join myself to" (Doll act 3).

(Note: Ibsen's A Doll House is divided by act only. This will be the only division you can cite.)

Example 2

Although Oedipus blames the gods for his tragic fate, he admits that his latest misfortune is his own doing when he cries, "But the blinding hand was my own! How could I bear to see when all my sight was horror everywhere?" (Oedipus exodus. strophe 2. lines 114-116).

(Note: Oedipus Rex is broken into numerous divisions; all available divisions are included in the citation.)

Quoting Dialogue (2 or More Characters) MLA 3.7.4

Tips for quoting dialogue:

• Begin the quotation on a new line.
• Set the quotation off from the body of your paper with one inch indentations.
• If a character's speech continues onto the next line of your paper, indent subsequent lines an additional 1/4 inch (about 3 spaces).
• Double-space each line.
• Write the characters' names in capital letters followed by a period.
• Do not use quotation marks.

Example 1

      OEDIPUS. Ah, what net has God been weaving for me?

      IOCASTÊ. Oedipus! What does this trouble you?

      OEDIPUS. Do not ask me yet. First, tell me how Laïos looked, and tell me how old he was.

      IOCASTÊ. He was tall, his hair just touched with white; his form was not unlike your own.

      OEDIPUS. I think that I myself may be accursed by my own ignorant edict. (Oedipus scene 2. antistrophe 2. lines 211-216)

Example 2:

      KROGSTAD. Yes, yes, yes, to the point: there's still time, and I'm advising you to use your

         influence to prevent it.

      NORA. But Mr. Krogstad, I have absolutely no influence.

      KROGSTAD. You haven't? I thought you were just saying -

      NORA. You shouldn't take me so literally! How can you believe that I have any such influence

          over my husband? (Doll act 1)

Play in an Anthology or Collection MLA 5.5.6

Drama in the Works Cited List

The format of your citation will depend on the source of the play. Plays are usually published in one of the following sources:

• A literature or drama anthology
• A collection of one author's works
• As a single volume

Tips for Citing Drama:

• If the play is in an anthology, look at the title page to see if there is an editor.
• Always begin the citation with the playwright, NOT the editor of the anthology.
• Italicize the title of the play. If the play is in an anthology, italicize both the title of the play and the title of the anthology.

Anthology, Playwright and Editor

Begin the citation with the playwright, not the editor of the anthology.

Example

Aiken note: The problem with using [the love of my life] easybib.com to create the works cited entry for A Doll House is that the title of the play was not italicized. The title of the play as well as the title of the book should be italicized because it is a long play. If it were a short, one-act play, it would be sufficient to simply put it in quotation marks, but A Doll House, as well as plays by Shakespeare, Sophocles, and works of substantial length are italicized. Titles of essays, short stories, poems, and short works are usually in quotation marks.

Does it matter?

“How you do anything is how you do everything.” 

             

Rersearch Paper Topics - A MORE COMPLETE list

Use evidence from the play AND the essays included on pages 1335-1345 to support your position on one of the following topics. (Yes, evidence from the essays in the text MUST be used since the topics are drawn from those essays.)  You may also include your own research, as long as it is relevant. Every reference listed on your Works Cited page should be used at least once in your paper. As a reminder:  the Research essay counts 20% of your grade for the semester.  Minimum length: 4 pages, PLUS Works Cited page.

 1. After reading the letter from Marcus on pages 1336-1338, consider the following topic:

Describe the tone of Marcus' letter to his wife. To what extent dos he accept responsibility for their separation? What significant similarities and difference you find between Marcus and Torvald Helmer?

2. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the Marxist "tenet" (1338-par.1) that "consciousness is affected by economics" (1338 -par. 2)?

3.  Consider whether "A Nineteenth-Century Husband's Letter to His Wife" supports or challenges Witham and Lutterbie's  Marxist reading of A Doll House.

4. What is Carol Strongin Tufts's purpose in arguing that Nora can be seen as narcissistic? Using the criteria of the American Psychiatric Association consider Nora's personality. Write an essay either refuting the assertion that she has a narcissistic personality or supporting it.

5.  According to Joan Templeton, what kinds of arguments are used to reject A Doll House  as a feminist text? Explain why you agree or disagree with these arguments based on your reading and analysis of the text.

Grading of research essay -  50% before the final draft is due; 50% after the final draft is due:

10% - Thesis statement – due: ___________________________________

20% - Works Cited page, in correct MLA format – due: __________________________________

20 % - Rough Draft, with citations (in correct MLA format) – due: _________________________

HARD COPY of Final Draft DUE: NO email copies; NO late papers

Final Draft rubric

10% - Introduction & Conclusion

20% - Content and Development

10 % - Organization & Coherence

10% - Grammar, Mechanics

Notes on MODERN DRAMA and Ibsen's A DOLL HOUSE

It will be important for you to do a close reading of the introduction to the play as well as the play itself to do well on the quiz.


Realism and Naturalism -pages 1275-1278 - obviously, be able to explain what each is, primarily in the context of the play
Explain the relationship between naturalism and determinism, especially in the context of the play
Melodrama - note how DRAMA differs from melodrama


Conventions of Modern Drama
--the "fourth wall" - explain the concept of the "frame" and the concept of the fourth wall

A Doll House - Henrik Ibsen - pages 1279 - 1280 --
--major themes

A Doll House - page 1280
Read the first two acts for Monday


Nora Helmer is the protagonist; in what way is each character connected to Nora--look deeper than the initial relationship to discern a deeper connection; for example, Anne Marie is the children's nurse/nanny, and we learn she was Nora's nursemaid, as well. How did Anne Marie come to be with Nora? What did she have to sacrifice? Why? How does this knowledge contribute to the play and to Nora's character?  Question each character--Dr. Rank, Kristine Linde, Krogstad--and the character's relationship with Nora in the same manner. For instance, what dilemmas do Nora and Dr. Rank share? What dilemmas do Nora and Krogstad share?


In what way does Nora's conflicts include man v. man
                                                                    man v. society
                                                                    man v. self
                                                                    man v. Fate (determinism)
Is Krogstad the sole antagonist?
What are society's expectations of each of the play's characters?
In what way does Torvald's logic in the first act (1299) contribute to Nora's decision to leave?  What other words are spoken in the play that contribute to Nora's decision?
In Nora's mind, why does she have no other alternative than to leave her husband and children?


DO be able to answer the questions at the end of the play, pages 1328-1329. Note: for #12, you need not read the section on new historicist criticism. Simply read through the information carefully, to answer the question at the end.