1. Why and how do we study language and literature?
2. How are we affected by texts in various ways?
3. In what ways is meaning constructed, negotiated, expressed and discovered?
4. How does language use vary among text types and among literary forms?

1. How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a text?
2. How do we approach texts from different times and cultures to our own?
3. To what extent do texts offer insight into another culture?
4. How does the meaning and impact of a text change over time?
5. How do texts reflect, represent or form a part of cultural practices?
6. How does language represent social distinction and identities?

1. How do texts adhere to and deviate from conventions associated with literary forms and genres or text types?
2. How do conventions and systems of reference evolve over time?
3. In what ways can diverse texts share points of similarity?
4. How valid is the notion of a classic text?
5. How can texts offer multiple perspectives of a single issue, topic or theme?
6. In what ways can comparison and interpretation be transformative?

1. How and why do people study language and literature?
2. How are readers affected by texts in different ways?
3. In what ways do readers and writers construct ‘meaning’ through texts?
4. How can the use of language in different types of texts vary?
5. How does the style or structure of a text affect its meaning?
6. How can texts challenge readers or offer insight?

1. How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a text?
2. How do we approach texts from different times and cultures to our own?
3. To what extent do texts offer insight into another culture?
4. How does the meaning and impact of a text change over time?
5. How do texts reflect, represent or form a part of cultural practices?
6. How does language represent social distinction and identities?

• Which global issues do the artworks address and how? 

• Which Literary texts and extracts could potentially be paired with the artworks?

I learned the rubric’s requirements and the expectations of a well written Paper 2.

2. What makes an effective Paper 2 response?

An effective Paper 2 response includes demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the works and their contexts. As well as a thorough response to the prompt’s question.

3. What phrases/strategies might you be able to borrow/use from the essay you explored today?

An effective strategy is rereading all texts before the examination. Also, detailed references to all literary works.

^{Modernity vs. Victorian Values}

^{• Henrik Ibsen critiques Victorian values in A Doll’s House, especially around gender roles and moral standards, which were rigidly enforced in middle- and upper-class society.}

^{• Victorian women were expected to be passive, seen but not heard, and financially dependent on men, with marriage as their only means of social security.}

^{Feminism and Women’s Rights}

^{• A Doll’s House was groundbreaking for its portrayal of Nora, a woman rejecting traditional family roles and asserting her independence.}

^{• The play was inspired by the real story of Laura Kieler, who, like Nora, borrowed money without her husband’s consent but faced harsher consequences: institutionalization and separation from her children.}

^{• Ibsen’s Norway had a developing women’s rights movement, though most protections were aimed at the working class. Middle-class women still faced limited freedoms, particularly within marriage.}

^{• Norway became the first European country with universal suffrage in 1913.}

^{Personal and Political Freedom}

^{• A Doll’s House aligns with Ibsen’s views on human rights and personal autonomy, though he avoided labeling himself a feminist.}

^{• Norway’s own quest for independence from Sweden paralleled individual struggles for self-identity and freedom, reflected in Nora’s journey.}

^{• Linguistic and cultural shifts, like the move towards Norwegian dialects, were part of Norway’s independence movement and the development of a national identity.}

^{Reception and Impact}

^{• The play caused widespread debate due to its portrayal of a woman challenging societal norms, which divided critics and audiences across Europe.}