Read Writing a Literary Analysis: Drafting on pp. 352–353. As you read this section, keep in mind that you are not writing your literary analysis on “A Mother in Mannville.” You will be writing your literary analysis on a piece of reading in this unit. Omit all activities and readings about poetry and drama—you will focus on fiction writing for this portfolio assignment. Choose five direct quotations to use in your literary analysis. In your literary analysis, use all five ways of writing direct quotations as explained in the chart on p. 353.
Read the example of a literary analysis on pp. 354–356. After you read, complete the Project Prep activity on p. 356.
Write the first draft of your literary analysis. Refer to the Six-Trait Rubric on p. 362.

Read the following scene from trifles. sheriff (chuckling). married to the law. (moves toward the other room.) i just want you to come in here a minute, george. we ought to take a look at these windows. county attorney (scoffingly). oh, windows! sheriff. we’ll be right out, mr. hale. (hale goes outside. the sheriff follows the county attorney into the other room. then mrs. hale rises, hands tight together, looking intensely at mrs. peters, whose eyes take a slow turn, finally meeting mrs. hale’s. a moment mrs. hale holds her, then her own eyes point the way to where the box is concealed. suddenly mrs. peters throws back quilt pieces and tries to put the box in the bag she is wearing. it is too big. she opens box, starts to take the bird out, cannot touch it, goes to pieces, stands there . sound of a knob turning in the other room. mrs. hale snatches the box and puts it in the pocket of her big coat. enter county attorney and sheriff.) county attorney (facetiously). well, henry, at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it. she was going to—what is it you call it, ladies! mrs. hale (her hand against her pocket). we call it—knot it, mr. henderson. what changes might a director or screenwriter make to the original version of this scene in order to best emphasize the mood? cut dialogue from the scene to make it a more appropriate length update the setting to appeal to a more modern-day audience omit the actions of the characters to avoid confusion and chaos include the use of lighting, camera angles, and sound effects

Review the allusion which best interprets the meaning of the allusion 1 the man is thick and jolly 2 the man is crabby and unfriendly 3 this man works as a santa claus impersonator 4 the man is generous to others

What tone does this passage convey? sara thought about her options and sighed. she figured nothing could make her situation better. angry satirical humorous pessimistic