Remaining Journals

A few remaining journal entries due Monday, Dec 15th.

#12  NY Times style book review of one of the independent books you read this semester.  10pts
#13  Revise and rewrite two paragraphs from your Candide paragraphs.                                5pts
#14  Hamlet Timed Writing                                                                                                10pts
                                                                                                                                           25pts

Weekly Agenda 12.8-12.15

Death of a Salesman

MON-WED
Book Review Excerpts

Plot Structures: 5,3,2

http://www.vcu.edu/arts/playwriting/structure.html

Beyond structures, we will approach discussing Salesman via tropes: Keep in mind the typical types of characters and features of a tragedy.  What other tropes or archetypes do you recognize?

TERMS: anachronic order, deconstruction, "broken pedestal," fatal flaw, mimesis, catharsis, staging (4th wall-voyeurism)

Characterization: temporary, measuring, subordination, volatility, exploitation, conquest, superlatives

>>purpose>>pathos>>perception