AP English Literature
Class #5
AP English Literature- Blair
TODAY’S AGENDA
• Quick-Write
• Class Discussion
– Point of View in “A Rose for
Emily”
• Sample AP Questions
• HW: Read “The Yellow
Wallpaper” (571-584) and
complete the writing
assignment.
LEARNING TARGETS
• Understand how point-ofview helps to develop
themes in fiction
• Read carefully considering
plot, point-of-view, and
theme
Quick Write
• Using the picture on the next slide, pick one
person and write a short, creative piece told
through that person’s point of view.
• Please, be respectful and serious.
• You will have 10 minutes to write.
• We will then share based on the person you
picked.
Classroom Discussion for “A Rose…”
• Please be mindful of the expectations for
classroom discussions that we set up the
second day of class.
• For this discussion, try to make more use of
specific examples from the text and use the
terminology that we have studied in your
analysis and thoughts.
Discussion Question #1
• What point of view does the narrator use?
• Extension Ideas
– Please mention examples that led you to this
understanding.
– How would the story be different if told from a
different P.O.V.?
Discussion Question #2
• How objective and/or reliable is the narrator?
• Extension Ideas
– What archetype/category can we place this
narrator (if applicable)?
– How does the reliability affect the plot and/or
theme development?
Discussion Question #3
• How limited are his/her perceptions and what
contributes to these limitations? Consider
environment, age, intellect, and/or awareness.
• Extension Ideas
– How might these limitations affect the plot or
theme development?
– How might the historical context be a part of
these limitations?
Discussion Question #4
• Why does the narrator:
– choose certain language (diction)?
– Report the details that he/she does (selection of
detail)?
– Reveal characters in the manner he/she does
(direct/indirect characterization)?
– Offer or not offer interpretive comments
(narration style)?
– Tell the story in a certain order (plot/chronology)?
Discussion Question #5
• Is there irony in the story?
– Verbal- sarcasm (develops character/narrator)
– Dramatic- the audience knows something that the
characters do not (thus creating suspense)
– Situational- situations/events in the story are
unexpected in the environment they are presented
(also creating suspense)
• Extension Idea
– How does this use of irony help to solidify or develop
themes in the story?
• How is point-of-view used in “A Rose for
Emily” to develop the theme of:
• REALITY AND APPEARANCE
• CHANGE AND PROGRESS
What’s Next
• You are to read and analyze point of view and
its impact on theme(s) using Cornell Notes for
“The Yellow Wallpaper” on pgs. (571-584).
• Keep in mind, we will be writing a paper that
makes use of your understanding of P.O.V. and
its impact on theme, so the better you read
and take notes, the better equipped you are
for your essay.