We\u2019ve been exploring literary elements and devices through the imaginations of other authors. Now it\u2019s your turn: write your fictional representation that either incorporates and illustrates or reflects on the critical acumen you\u2019ve acquired through multiple exercises in literary analysis.<\/p>\n
Be as creative or imaginative as you\u2019d like as long as your meet the following generic criteria:<\/p>\n
1. Respond to one of the prompts below. Your essay must have a clear thesis\u2014explicit (which means it\u2019s directly stated in your introduction) or implicit (which means it\u2019s illustrated through carefully structured details). Notice that only few of the prompts below have a standard essay format question that calls for a comparative analysis; the rest are creative options that require that you show more and tell less. Go with your strengths and choose the assignment you\u2019re most comfortable with.<\/p>\n
2. Discuss or demonstrate your response using good close reading from the texts. Your essay must include at least three (3) short citations from each text you are analyzing\/rewriting\/comparing. Each citation should be no longer than one sentence. Use the Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) for assistance with proper documentation. Also see resources in our Help folder and use Smarthinking.<\/p>\n
3. Your essay must be 2+ pages (700+ words) and follow APA format (MLA for in-text citations). Submit your essay in Turnitin with the grading rubric by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. See syllabus for our course ID and password.<\/p>\n
Possible Prompts (choose one)<\/p>\n
Use one of the plays\/ poetries or short stories below (of your choice) PLEASE!<\/p>\n
PLAYS BELOW:<\/p>\n
plays: Warren Leight\u2019s Nine Ten, 552-555; Susan Glaspell\u2019s Trifles, pp. 555-61; August Strindberg\u2019s The Stronger, pp. 601-04<\/p>\n
POETRY BELOW:<\/p>\n
Octavio Paz, \u201cThe Bridge\u201d temp636309636973939375.docx Page 9 of 17 https:\/\/www.poemhunter.com\/poem\/the-bridge-34\/<\/a> Mary Oliver, \u201cThe Journey\u201d http:\/\/www.best-poems.net\/mary_oliver\/the_journey.html<\/a> Adrienne Rich, \u201cAunt Jennifer\u2019s Tigers,\u201d p. 433 Rainer Maria Rilke, \u201cThe Panther\u201d http:\/\/poemhunter.com\/poem\/the-panther<\/a> Sonia Sanchez, \u201cright on: white America,\u201d p. 517 Maggie Smith, \u201cGood Bones\u201d https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems-and-poets\/poems\/detail\/89897<\/a> Wis\u0142awa Szymborska, \u201cThe End and the Beginning\u201d http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/poetry\/180\/141.html<\/a> Dylan Thomas, \u201cDo Not Go Gentle into That Good Night,\u201d 484 William Wordsworth, \u201cThe World Is Too Much with Us,\u201d p. 373<\/p>\n Maya Angelou, \u201cCaged Bird\u201d http:\/\/poemhunter.com\/poem\/caged-bird-21\/<\/a> Elizabeth Bishop, \u201cOne Art\u201d https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems-and-poets\/poems\/detail\/47536<\/a> Lucille Clifton, \u201cforgiving my father\u201d http:\/\/homepage.smc.edu\/cramer_timothy\/forgiving.htm<\/a> John Donne, \u201cDeath Be Not Proud,\u201d p. 503 Paul Lawrence Dunbar, \u201cSympathy\u201d https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems-and-poets\/poems\/detail\/46459<\/a> Robert Hayden, \u201cThose Winter Sundays,\u201d p. 482 Langston Hughes, \u201cTheme for English B,\u201d p. 510 Nikki Giovanni, \u201cPoetry,\u201d p. 345 Pablo Neruda, \u201cIf You Forget Me\u201d https:\/\/www.poemhunter.com\/poem\/if-you-forget-me\/<\/a> <\/p>\n SHORT STORIES BELOW:<\/p>\n Chinua Achebe, \u201cDead Men\u2019s Path\u201d https:\/\/www.sabanciuniv.edu\/HaberlerDuyurular\/Documents\/F_Courses_\/2012\/Dead<\/a> _Mens_Path.pdf Louise Erdrich, \u201cIndian Boarding School: The Runaways,\u201d pp. 507-508 Allen Ginsberg, \u201cA Supermarket in California\u201d https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems-and-poets\/poems\/detail\/47660<\/a> Nikky Finney, \u201cA New Day Dawns\u201d http:\/\/www.thestate.com\/living\/article26928424.html<\/a> Jomo Kenyatta, \u201cThe Gentlemen of the Jungle\u201d http:\/\/bhscurtright.weebly.com\/uploads\/4\/9\/0\/9\/4909154\/the_gentlemen_of_the_jung<\/a> le__by_jomo_kenyatta.pdf Jamaica Kincaid, \u201cGirl,\u201d p. 104 Marge Piercy, \u201cBarbie Doll,\u201d p. 515 Amy Tan, \u201cTwo Kinds,\u201d pp. 336-340 Richard Wright, \u201cBig Black Good Man,\u201d pp. 184-190<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We\u2019ve been exploring literary elements and devices through the imaginations of other authors. Now it\u2019s your turn: write your fictional representation that either incorporates and illustrates or reflects on the critical acumen you\u2019ve acquired through multiple exercises in literary analysis. Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120894\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}