Essay #3
Due Date: Monday, April 22, 2024
[SLOS 1-5]
Background:
For this assignment, the student will develop a greater understanding of fiction analysis by
providing the student with an opportunity to research literary criticisms and apply those
identified literary terms of the topic in the writing of a research essay for the course.
Learning Outcomes for ENGL 1302:
This essay #3 assignment will clearly address all five learning outcomes as
identified in this course.
1. Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research
processes.
2. Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within
focused academic arguments, including one or more research-based
essays.
3. Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and
logical uses of evidence.
4. Write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility,
and inspires belief or action.
5. Apply the conventions of style manuals for specific academic disciplines
(e.g., APA, CMS, MLA, etc.).
Task: Essay #3-Fiction: The two short stories that students are required to use for this
comparison and contrast essay are Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Birth-Mark, and Haruki
Murakami’s On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning.
Topic: “Write an essay exploring how character, point of view, setting, symbolism, or any
recurring word or phrase contributes to the development of [the] theme [of perfection]. Be sure to state [perfection]-that theme in a sentence.” [Note: Quoted content in this topic is referenced in Suggestions for Writing, Question #1, of The Norton Introduction to Literature by Kelly J. Mays. Pg. 224], 13th edition
Requirements:
Essay #3 will follow the MLA heading format. The five-page [estimated word
count-1,250 words] essay written in third person [he/she/it] will be typed, double-
spaced, use Times New Roman font style, 12-point font size.
Along with your essay, a pre and post questionnaires of your topic and writing process, a topic outline, personal interview [quotes from the result of a three-question interview focus-on the theme of perfection] will be cited in your essay, and the interview will also be cited in the works cited page. For your works cited sources, you will include a minimum of six sources [two primary sources-the two short stories] and four secondary sources. Of the four secondary sources, one source will focus on a literary criticism, the second required source is a personal interview, a third source is a website, and the fourth source is your personal choice of reference material. The students will utilize the Modern Language Association, 9th edition for their internal citations and works cited throughout the essay.
Tutor Review:
You will be required to submit your essay for a tutor review through the Writing
Center/SLAC online tutoring. The tutor review is required as a part of your essay
grades, so schedule your online tutor appointments ahead of time. When you meet
with your online tutor, please refer to the assignment task, so that the tutor can
identify what the assignment requires.
Essay #2-FENCES
Due Date: Monday, April 1st
[SLOS 1-5]
Background:
For this assignment, the student will develop a greater understanding of characterization as it
pertains to its purpose in the drama of Fences by August Wilson/Antigone by Sophocles.
Students will select one question from the list of possible topics provided. The research will
provide the students with a better understanding of the character analysis of these men and
women during the date of the play’s time period.
Learning Outcomes for ENGL 1302:
This essay #2 assignment will clearly address all five learning outcomes as identified in this
course.
1. Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research processes.
2. Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic
arguments, including one or more research-based essays.
3. Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of
evidence.
4. Write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief
or action.
5. Apply the conventions of style manuals for specific academic disciplines (e.g., APA,
CMS, MLA, etc.).
Topics are listed below, choose one topic:
Fences by August Wilson
Reference-The Norton Introduction to Literature by Kelly J. Mays. Shorter 14th Edition
I. Question #3 Suggestions for Writing located in your textbook on pg. 1340:
“Write an essay exploring Wilson’s characterization of Rose. What might the play suggest,
through her, about the options available to, or conflicts faced by, women in general or African
American women in particular in the 1950s? To what extent might Wilson’s play, [FENCES]
reproduce or challenge our preconceptions [or stereotypical views] about such women ?”
OR
II. Question #4-Suggestions for Writing located in your textbook on pg. 1340:
“Research theories of tragedy and the tragic hero. Drawing on both these and evidence from
Wilson’s play, explain whether and how Fences might be considered a tragedy or Troy Maxson a
tragic hero.”
OR
Antigone by Sophocles
III. Question #1-Suggestions for Writing located in your textbook on pg. 1718:
“The first two scenes or episodes of Antigone introduce us to each of the play’s two main
characters—first Antigone, then Creon. Write an essay in which you explore what each scene
shows us about who these characters are, what motives and values drive them, and why they
come into conflict. What does Sophocles achieve by showing us Antigone in conversation with
her sister, or Creon with a “convocation of the elders” (line 177)? In terms of characterization
and conflict, what is the significance of the choral songs that end each of these two opening
episodes?”
Requirements:
Essay #2 will follow the MLA heading format. The four-page [estimated word count-1,000
words] essay written in third person [he/she/it] will be typed, double-spaced, use Times New
Roman font style, 12-point font size.
Along with your essay, a pre and post questionnaires of your topic and writing process,
required brainstorming-Reporter Questions [1-H and 5 W’s], a topic outline, two-annotated
bibliographies [peer-reviewed journal article and website article] and works cited
page referencing your primary source of the play either Antigone or Fences and four secondary
sources. Of the four secondary sources, one source will be a peer-reviewed journal article
and another source will be an article on a website. The students will utilize the Modern
Language Association, 9th edition for their internal citations and works cited throughout the
essay.
Tutor Review:
You will be required to submit your essay for a tutor review through the Student Success
Center/Writing Center/SLAC online tutoring/Brainfuse. The tutor review is required as a part of
your essay grades, so schedule your online tutor appointments ahead of time. When you meet
with your online tutor, please refer to the assignment task, so that the tutor can identify what the
assignment requires.
Due Date: Sunday, February 18th, 11:59p.m.
Background: For this assignment, the student will explore the explication of poetry through a comparison and contrast essay analysis with a focus on an emotion. The students will utilize the Modern Language Association, 9th edition for their internal citations and works cited throughout the essay.
Definition of Explication: “A poetry explication is an analytical essay that comments on a poem's elements and possible meanings. In other words, writers make connections between the narrative of the poem and the literary choices the poet uses to convey that narrative such as imagery, tone, rhythm and meter, and word choice” (Google Definition).
Learning Outcomes for ENGL 1302:
This essay #1 assignment will clearly address all five learning outcomes as identified in this course.
TOPIC: For this poetry explication, the student will write a comparison and contrast essay by selecting two published poems focused on the student’s selected emotion [Examples: Sadness/Happiness/Anger/Love/Fear]. Each poem should have a minimum of 12 lines for purposes of analysis. Both poems must describe the same emotion, but the contrast will occur in how both poems represent the idea and its portrayal within the poems.
Requirements:
Essay #1 will follow the MLA assignment and page heading format. The four-page essay [approximate 1000 words] will be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font style, 12-point font size. Along with your essay, the following items will be submitted: Pre and Post Questionnaires of your topic and writing process, brainstorming [student choice], a topic outline [word to phrase outline], and works cited page referencing your selected two (2) poems and two (2) secondary sources of your choice [Examples: Literary criticism, website, critical essay, a peer-reviewed journal article, etc.]
Tutor Review:
You will be required to submit your essay for a tutor review through the following locations: English Success Center, Brainfuse, SLAC online tutoring, or SAC Writing Center. Please note that a listing of these locations will be provided for you via Canvas announcements. The tutor review is required as a part of your essay grades, so schedule your online tutor appointments ahead of time. When you meet with your online tutor, please refer to the assignment task, so that the tutor can identify what the assignment requires. You will need to provide a confirmation page or paperwork that will verify your tutoring session, so please request this verification at the beginning of your tutoring session/in writing is using an online platform.