A Rose for Emily

Emily Grierson
The object of fascination in the story. A eccentric
recluse, Emily is a mysterious figure who changes
from a vibrant and hopeful young girl to a cloistered
and secretive old woman. Devastated and alone
after her father’s death, she is an object of pity for
the townspeople. After a life of having potential
suitors rejected by her father, she spends time after
his death with a newcomer, Homer Barron,
although the chances of his marrying her decrease
as the years pass. Bloated and pallid in her later
years, her hair turns steel gray. She ultimately
poisons Homer and seals his corpse into an
upstairs room.
Homer Barron
A foreman from the North. Homer is a large man
with a dark complexion, a booming voice, and
light-colored eyes. A gruff and demanding boss,
he wins many admirers in Jefferson because of
his gregarious nature and good sense of humor.
He develops an interest in Emily and takes her
for Sunday drives in a yellow-wheeled buggy.
Despite his attributes, the townspeople view him
as a poor, if not scandalous, choice for a mate.
He disappears in Emily’s house and
decomposes in an attic bedroom after she kills
him.
Judge Stevens
A mayor of Jefferson. Eighty years old,
Judge Stevens attempts to delicately
handle the complaints about the smell
emanating from the Grierson property. To
be respectful of Emily’s pride and former
position in the community, he and the
aldermen decide to sprinkle lime on the
property in the middle of the night.
Mr. Grierson
Emily’s father. Mr. Grierson is a controlling, looming presence
even in death, and the community clearly sees his lasting
influence over Emily. He deliberately thwarts Emily’s attempts to
find a husband in order to keep her under his control. We get
glimpses of him in the story: in the crayon portrait kept on the
gilt-edged easel in the parlor, and silhouetted in the doorway,
horsewhip in hand, having chased off another of Emily’s suitors.
Tobe
Emily’s servant. Tobe, his voice supposedly rusty from lack
of use, is the only lifeline that Emily has to the outside
world. For years, he dutifully cares for her and tends to her
needs. Eventually the townspeople stop grilling him for
information about Emily. After Emily’s death, he walks out
the back door and never returns.
Colonel Sartoris

A former mayor of Jefferson. Colonel Sartoris absolves

Emily of any tax burden after the death of her father. His
elaborate and benevolent gesture is not heeded by the
succeeding generation of town leaders.
WRITING A
RECIPE
Recipe is a set of instructions for preparing
a certain food: dish or drink. The purpose
of a recipe is to have a precise record of the
ingredients used, the amounts needed and
the way they are combined.

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 Recipe Name - The recipe
name tells you what you’ll
be making. Some recipes
include a picture or
drawing to show what the
food or drink will look like.
 There are three components to a recipe:
✘ The list of ingredients
✘ The preparation instructions
✘ The amount of ingredients

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✘ The list of ingredients – say what and how ✘ Places to put the food
much you need to make food

Words you can use: On a high flame, In a bowl, On a

low flame, In a pan, In a pot
Kilo / gram(s) / a piece of / a slice of / a pinch of /
a dash of / a cup of / a tablesoon of / a teaspoon of / In the oven, In the freezer, In a cool
a packet of / A package of / some …. Litre / ½ place, In the fridge, In the
litre / ¼ litre / ¾ litre microwave

✘ The preparation instructions - Things you can do to

food
To peel, To cut, To chop, To slice, To rinse, To grate, To smash
To blend, To beat, To fry, To add, To mix, To pour, To bake
To heat, To knead, To cook, To grill, To boil, To steam, To
melt
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WRITING AN
EDITORIAL
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 An editorial is an article written by or under the
direction of the editor of a newspaper or magazine, or a
statement broadcast on radio or television. Editorials give
opinions on important social, political, economic, or legal
issues of the day and intend to persuade readers to agree to a
particular point of view.

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 Editorials reflect the views of the owners, managers
or board of directors of media companies. Editorials of
major papers are often viewed by readers in terms of their
positioning as right (conservative), centre (liberal), or left
(socialist) on the political spectrum.

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 Editorial Structure
An editorial is similar to an essay in that it focuses on a specific issue or topic, offers
a thesis, and provides evidence and supporting arguments to convince its readers.
The TITLE clearly identifies the topic; the introductory statement includes the
writer’s view on the issue; the BODY provides supporting evidence and examples;
and the CONCLUSION restates the writer’s view and provides a final appeal for the
reader to agree to that view.
 Suggestions for Students/ Planning the
Editorial:
• Decide what issue you will write about and clearly define the issue.
• Consider who your intended audience will be (for example, it may be the general readership, or it
may be directed at those who hold a particular view that may or may not already have been
expressed in the media or other public forum).
• Brainstorm a variety of strategies you can use to gain reader support for your view on the issue.
These might include acknowledgement of the reader’s current viewpoint, listing benefits of the
view you are promoting, providing reliable evidence, and using of sound reasoning.
• Develop logical and ethical arguments; avoid purely emotional rhetoric.
• Conduct necessary research both to gather information about the audience you are writing for, and
to collect evidence, examples, and support for the view you are promoting.
• Develop an outline to follow before you begin writing.
 A synopsis is a short description of
the most important information about a
narrative either written or performed on stage
or produced as a film. Most of the time, editors
of book publishing companies, journals,
television networks, film outfits require writers

WRITING A to provide a one-page synopsis for their works

so that they can be evaluated for production or
publication.

SYNOPSIS A play synopsis is different from

other narrative texts. Since it is divided into
acts and scenes, a play synopsis should
concentrate on the narrative thread of the
protagonist according to the structural
divisions of the play.
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In writing a play synopsis, make sure that you provide the
following information:
• the protagonist or hero and other important characters such as Most of the time, synopsis are
the supporting cast and antihero written in the present tense of the
• the goal of the protagonist, which will be the basis for the verb to motivate readers to see the
story play, as if it is happening in the
moment.
• the situation and setting or milieu
• the main character's journey in attaining his/her goal

These are the main plot points in which the protagonist

encounters the different characters in the play:
• inciting incident
• conflict
• climax
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WRITING AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICA
ESSAY

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 An autobiographical essay talks about the life of
the writer. In this kind of essay, the writer gives the
reader pieces of information like his/her name, his/her
family background, where he/she was born, and his/her
education background.
 IMPORTANT NOTES:
Always write your autobiography in the first person;
• Use details to describe the background and setting of your story by making it very
detailed;
• Do not make it too broad;
• Do not start your essay with a quote, unless it is significant for your story;
• Start with something intriguing;
• Make a smooth transition from the intro to the story itself;
• Tell what you want to tell. Once you have explained the background and stated your
main idea, tell the readers what happened;
• Finish with a clear, engaging, and memorable conclusion. Tell why this story is
significant to you, what lesson you’ve learned, etc.
A Story of an
Hour by Kate
Chopin
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Setting
Theme
Irony
Symbol
THANKS!
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