Category: Literature

In at least 50 words, answer the following: Pick one example from the books (Heavy: An American Memoir or Heads of the Colored People: Stories) that had an impact or touched you, and explain why. READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

Using the techniques of close reading (analyzing in detail how the elements of fiction function in a particular story), write a literary analysis essay of 3-6 pages. Story: The Cathedral, by Carver Your essay MUST have a clear and detailed thesis statement. A good literary analysis thesis statement makes an arguable claim about two things:…

The following activity will be created to eventually add to your portfolio. You will create a bibliography of 10 books. Subjects to consider: ● Gender identity ● Children with special needs ● Separation/divorce/family structure ● Birth/adoption/death ● Other topics that reflect the children and families with whom you work You will use the following format…

3. Does Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis offer a vision of what ideal love might have looked like in the renaissance? In what ways does the poem complicate that vision? If the poem provides advice on how to act when in love, is that advice aimed at one gender more than another? this is an argument…

There are a few steps top writing the text analysis essay: 1) Choose the story you like so far 2) Why do you like this story? 3) What do you think the author is doing (thinking for specific elements, literary or not…) 4) Ask a question about the story 5) Answer the question in one…

2. Do NOT include anecdotes from your own life or personal experiences. Part 2: Notes and Restrictions 1. All papers should be: a. Typed b. Double-spaced c. Stapled (I do not accept papers that have not been stapled.) 2. 5-pages, 12 point, Times New Roman font. 3. Title your paper. No cover sheet. Be creative.…

People ask the same Big Questions over and over again – these questions are themselves permanent things, and when we read what people have said in response to these questions over time, we are joining the Great Conversation that is literature. Among the big questions, we’ve encountered are “what is man’s relationship to God?” “What…

For this discussion, you will read Stow’s article about the complex moralities of To Kill a Mockingbird. After you have read the article, reflect on the following questions: Do you believe that Atticus is the moral compass that past study of the work has suggested, or do you see his character as more complex than…

Our discussion this week will hearken back to King Arthur’s round table where his loyal knights shared equal stature. The seminar format will require you to contribute questions to inspire and provoke our deep analysis of the readings. Rather than writing a thesis statement, you will present an open-ended question to that is pithy and…

Choose your favorite book write a 2-3 page essay in which you discuss the work. This should not just be a summary (though that can be included). You need to talk a little bit about why you like the work—how it speaks to you. You might also comment on other works you have read/heard that…