Requirements:
1. Type of writing expected – Analytical/Persuasive
2. length requirements – 500 words
3. formatting requirements – MLA format
4. documentation format – Primary Text
5. amount or type of research expected – None
Objective: The focus of this first essay will be on narrative. You have options regarding the subject matter:
Option #1
Considering Kate Chopin’s Story of the Hour, Mrs. Mallard experiences an hour of freedom before she expires. Do you feel that her experience was worth the price she paid at the end?
Support your answer with direct examples from the text.
Option #2
In Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants, the couple is locked in an intense discussion. How does the story capture this tension? How does the use of imagery and setting enhance this story?
Support your answer with direct examples from the text.
Option #3
Do you feel that the epiphany will have a life-changing effect on the narrator’s life in Cathedral?
Support your answer with direct examples from the text.
Evaluation Criteria
· The most important thing is that you fully use your writing skills to examine the works of literature.
· I will be looking to see how well you use the primary texts as examples in your essay.
· I am not looking for grammatical perfection, but the essay must be readable and free of mechanical errors that distract your reader.