Our Town Analysis, Act II

Name: ______Date: ______Pd: ______ Rhetorical Devices in Our Town, Act Two Example 1 Example 2 Include Include Rhetorical 1) quotation & page #  “quote” (26) 1) quotation & page #  “quote” (26) Device 2) brief description of how it connects 2) brief description of how it connects to characterization, theme, plot, or tone to characterization, theme, plot, or tone Foreshadowing

(less specific than flash- forward; hints at what is to come by leaving you with a vague feeling you know what will happen)

Flashbacks and Flash-forwards

(more specific than foreshadowing; these tell us specifically what already happened or what will happen)

Example 1 Example 2 Name: ______Date: ______Pd: ______Rhetorical Device Include Include 1) quotation & page #  “quote” 1) quotation & page #  “quote” (26) (26)

2) brief description of how it 2) brief description of how it connects to characterization, connects to characterization, theme, plot, or tone theme, plot, or tone Allusion

(a reference within a story to a work of literature, art, music, historical figure or document, or an aspect of pop culture—such as TV shows, movies, etc.; not to be confused with a magician’s illusion, or sleight of hand magic trick; an example includes “Eden” in Robert Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay”: “So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.”

Symbol / Symbolism ( a concrete object, image, or character that tends to represent a complex idea; e.g. Marley’s chains symbolize his wrongdoings in life.) Name: ______Date: ______Pd: ______Rhetorical Devices in Our Town, Act Two Example 1 Example 2 Include Include Rhetorical 1) quotation & page #  “quote” (26) 1) quotation & page #  “quote” (26) Device 2) brief description of how it connects 2) brief description of how it connects to characterization, theme, plot, or tone to characterization, theme, plot, or tone Dialogue

(What the characters say to one another; this usually excludes the Stage Manager since he speaks to readers most often;

Is the dialogue formal—like talking to teachers at school, or informal, like talking to your family or friends?)

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(Use this space for devices you found that Name: ______Date: ______Pd: ______aren’t in the packet) Our Town Analysis, Act II

Oh Snap!

In five to seven sentences, write a chronological snapshot (summary) of the most essential plot and character developments in Act Two of Our Town.

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Act II T.D.A. Outline Organizer: Read the TDA Prompt on the next page to understand what you will need in your Act II T.D.A. paragraph response.

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II. R.D.1: ______

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B. Analysis Notes:

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IV. Conclusion Sentence(s): ______

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Culminating Task Act Two: TDA

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Thornton Wilder intentionally uses rhetorical devices to develop the theme of the play Our Town. Using the play, your device posts, your packet graphic organizers, and your packet outline, explain how Wilder’s intentional uses of rhetorical devices develops the ultimate theme of Acts One and Two. Use evidence from the text to support your response.

Major Themes:

 The importance of family

 The value of small town life

 The passage of time/brevity of life

 The closeness of a community

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Act II Reading Calendar

(Monday, 10/19 – Friday, 10/23) Name: ______Date: ______Pd: ______19 A 20 B 21 C 22 D 23 E -Our Town Due: OT Act I TDA Act II Summary and Paragraph. Rhetorical Devices Outline Workshop -Read Our Town, Act -Read Our Town, Act -Read Our Town, Act -Read Our Town, Act II, pp.73-83 II: pp.47-52 II: pp.53-62 II, pp.62-73 -Hw. Due Tue: -Hw: finish reading Hw. due Tuesday: -Hw: finish reading -Hw: finish reading OT Act II T.D.A. and recording device Act 1 T.D.A. & device posts and recording device Paragraph posts Paragraph posts (Write this -Record posts into -Record posts into -Record posts into paragraph, by hand, graphic organizer graphic organizer graphic organizer on the last few pages (first 3 pages of (first 3 pages of (first 3 pages of of this packet.) packet) packet) packet)