English Literature

How does literature reflect society? How does literature relate to social issues? With those questions in mind, provide a literary analysis of the reading of your choice in the Select Readings folder. From there, provide a larger analysis of the role of literature in society. You must link the analysis of the select reading to the larger discussion about literature and social issues. • Write a 6-8 page research paper based on a literary work in the Select Readings folder. You will present your research on the last day of class. • This is both a research assignment AND a literary analysis. The essay MUST connect your research to the content of the literary work, and you must cite from the literary work in addition to your secondary sources. • The essay must use at least three academic sources in addition to the literary work and include a Works Cited page. Feel free to incorporate non-academic sources in addition to the three required academic sources. • The essay must be a minimum of 6 pages BEFORE the Works Cited page. • Your essay must use quotes from the novel and cite your sources using MLA style. See the MLA chapter of the Writer’s Reference textbook for how to use MLA formatting. • The essay should be double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font. Please email the essay to me by midnight on Tuesday, 7/7. LATE FINALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. -The poem that I have sent is to be referenced throughout the entire essay.

“Share your Rogerian Argument field test. Proceed in this order: 1. First, what was the occasion of the disagreement (context, background)? 2. Second, describe how you employed these four steps of Rogerian argument with your “adversary” (I prefer the term “partner”). Again, here are the steps you must follow during your conversation with the person: a. Summarize the grievance between you and your partner. b. State your partner’s position. Make sure he or she agrees that you’ve stated correctly his/her position. c. Grant the validity of his or her position. [This is the crucial element of the dialogue, as it builds goodwill and a bridge toward resolution. Be sure to state clearly and in detail how much you respect and empathize with your partner’s position.] d. Show how his or her position will be improved if he or she also accepts your position. 3. Finally, how did your partner in the discussion respond? Was the grievance resolved, stayed same, escalated? “

Choose ONE of the topics below on the poems that have been assigned over the last several weeks and write a double-spaced essay (500 to 1,000 words) supporting an interpretation of the poem. Use the sample essays in your Literature text, as well as the handouts as guides. You can choose a formalist approach or any of the contextual approaches, but be sure to support your thesis with evidence from the poem itself. Also, be sure that you explain how that evidence fits your interpretation. You are trying to convince your reader that your way of approaching the poem is a reasonable one. Your essay should be at least 750 words long and should be double-spaced. Your essay should have a title, a hook or pull in to start the introduction, and a clear thesis statement with a claim and point of support. Each paragraph should begin with a topic sentence that is a claim about the poem that is related to your thesis statement. You should use carefully selected words, phrases, images, figures of speech, etc. as evidence to support your claims. All evidence should be supported by explanation and argument as well. Quoted material should be placed in quotation marks and followed by the line number or numbers in parentheses. Your paper should also contain a conclusion and a Works Cited page. You might also check out the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University for help in writing about poetry (type OWL and Purdue into Google and, if prompted, choose the link that says “Non Purdue instructors and students). Finally, check out the numerous examples of student essays in your anthology.

This is a research paper on To kill a mockingbird. A PDF of the book is uploaded

As you read The Glass Menagerie, take notes on the following topics. write a short essay on one of these topics: 1. As you work through the play, make one list of references and descriptions of objects you encounter that embed the action in the “real” world of life in the Wingfield apartment and another list of what you perceive as “non-real” devices that enhance the development of the play. Be prepared to share and defend items on your lists with explanations of how they contribute to various aspects of the play. Give thought, particularly, to how Williams interweaves items on the two lists to effect “innuendo and nuances” that contribute to his development of characterization, narrative and theme.

Select a Native American story from the course readings. Develop an assertion by applying the story’s significance to an issue in contemporary society. Additional sample thesis statements for this type of paper will be provided via email correspondence from the instructor. One example is provided below: • A thesis statement for a literary analysis should include (1) your topic, (2) your assertion, and (3) your two-four main supporting literary points. Example: The (1) legend of Pecos Bill (2) personifies the frontier virtues of courage, strength, and humor through the (3) use of heroic characterization and a superhuman story plot. The thesis tells the reader exactly what the paper will include in its analysis. In the example above, we know that the writer will be analyzing the legend of Pecos Bill; asserting that the legend personifies frontier virtues of courage, strength, and humor (attributes that are still exhibited in people today with deep sea exploration and space exploration, which adds to the timelessness of the folktale); and using examples from the legend’s inclusion of heroic characterization and superhuman plot elements to support the assertion. Review the research paper rubric for additional guidance (See syllabus appendices). This assignment is based on the Alvernia grading scale found in your student catalog. You are required to include parenthetical citations and an annotated bibliography of at least 5-6 sources (course texts, lectures, and readings may be used as sources) in APA format.

The instructions for the paper: Preparation Prior to watching Much Ado About Nothing, read a film review on the website of one of the following major national newspapers: Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, or Washington Post. You should not look for a review of the same film you are watching for class. Instead, you should look for a review of the same genre—in this case, either drama or romantic comedy will be acceptable. Your goal is to consider the standard way in which films are professionally reviewed. You should keep this in mind as you watch the film and as you prepare to write your own review of it. In the works cited section at the end of your written assignment, you will include the citation for the review you read. You should label each part of your paper with the bold headings provided below. Other than the headings, do not copy the text of the prompts into your paper. Your responses must follow the order of the prompts as outlined below, with clear paragraph breaks to show that you have followed the prompts in sequence. Your responses must be in short-essay, or paragraph, format. While you will not be graded on word count or page length, your responses must include specific detail and thoughtful analysis. The expected length of a paper that meets rubric requirements is more than 1 page, but no more than 2 pages. Examine the rubric below to see how your paper will be graded. Part 1: Review Write a brief review of the film. Your review should include: things about the film you did and did not like, anything from the film that you found especially appealing or distracting, and whether or not you would recommend this film to others. Be specific. Part 2: Character Examination Select ONE of the following characters: Don John OR Dogberry. Name the character you have chosen. Compare the character as you read him in the text with his portrayal in the film—what similarities or differences did you find between his portrayal in the text and his portrayal in the film? In what specific ways did the film add dimension to his character? Consider his props, clothing, and the settings in which he is portrayed. Part 3: The Entrapment of Benedick and Beatrice First, read the following text about film as an art form: “Film employs the same basic properties of other media. It has compositional elements like line, form, mass, volume, and texture. It uses 3-dimensional space like sculpture. It incorporates movement like dance. It has dialog like literature and poetry…. “However, it is unlike any other genre of art by its quality of free and constant motion. The continuous interplay of sight, sound, and motion allows film to transcend the static limitations of painting and sculpture-in the complexity of its sensual appeal as well as in its ability to communicate simultaneously on several levels. Film surpasses drama in its unique capacity for revealing various points of view, portraying action, manipulating time, and conveying a boundless sense of space. Unlike stage productions, film can provide a continuous, unbroken flow, which blurs and minimizes transitions without compromising the story’s unity. Unlike the novel or the poem, film communicates directly, without abstract symbols like words on a page but through concrete images and sounds…” —Boggs, Joseph M., and Dennis W. Petrie. The Art of Watching Films. 7th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2008. Second, respond to the following two prompts. Label these 3A and 3B in your paper. 3A: Using the above description of how film differs from the other arts, consider the film’s portrayal of both Act 2, Scene 3 and Act 3, Scene 1, its companion scene. Select one (1) of the following qualities of film: motion, point of view, or transition, as described above. In what ways did the film utilize this quality to portray these two scenes? Be specific. What are a few specific ways that film allowed you to view these scenes in a way entirely different from would be possible in a stage production? 3B: Then, give a brief review of the film’s portrayal of these two scenes (Act 2, Scene 3 and Act 3, Scene 1). Do you think the film’s portrayal was effective? Why or why not? Works Cited Close your paper with a works cited section. Your works cited should include a citation for the newspaper review you read at the beginning of the assignment.

which method of rhetorical development is Dominant in King’s letter? choose one, and then defend your choice by indicating how often it is used. use dr king letter itself as the source.

Using the Canterbury Tales/The Wife of Bath as inspiration, write a short story (750-1000 words) using the frame narrative (a story within a story). Pick your setting, create your characters and write from at least one character’s perspective–they will be telling a story about their past to the group of people (strangers) that they are with. Be creative–but please remember to proofread and submit your work in MLA format.

Read the poem “Those Winter Sundays” by by Robert Hayden and write a paper that will express what you experienced in reading and thinking about the poem. Your reaction should reflect your own background, values, and attitudes in response to the poem, not what other people have written about the poem. Your paper should be a product of your own thoughts and ideas.