Circle or underline any words that suggest something to you about a character's beliefs and feelings or that you think the author is using to create a particular effect. RESPOND TO THE WRITING. What inferences can you make from the words, sentences and literary devices the author uses? What does the writing make you feel or think? Do you see any patterns of imagery or figurative language?
ENC1102 Chapter 2 Active Reading Exercise Readings “Winning Hearts and Minds in the War on Plagiarism” by Scott Jaschik “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts” by Donald M. Murray “Tabula Asiae” by Michael Ondaatje Directions Answer the following questions. Submit your completed document to the appropriate submission drop box in the Blackboard Assignments folder. 1. Considering what this unit presented about nonfiction genre, identify the primary genre of each of the readings. In Winning Hearts and Minds in the War on Plagiarism” Jaschik essay was based more on reflection and personal opinions because his were on different studies by different professors on the "war on plaguarism" among students and how common plagiarizing is and the different methods used to change that.
You will be evaluated on your introduction and thesis, the body paragraphs in which you argue your claims, and the concluding paragraph. You will also be expected to use the novel as a source, and cite in proper MLA format. A) Julia and Winston Write a formal literary essay considering Julia and Winston as complementary characters. Discuss how they differ in terms of their morality and ethical views, their feelings about history, and their political values. Take care to illustrate your arguments with quotations from the text.
Write a 1750 word (or longer) essay, responding to one of the following prompts in relation to one of the essays we’ve read for class. Examine specific passages and discuss what methods are used to manipulate the reader and how the writer builds his or her essay. Do not stop at identifying the method used. 1. How does the author manipulate, or attempt to manipulate, the reader’s emotions?
It is not bolded, underlined, italicized, or put in all caps. The Works Cited page lists all the sources you have drawn from in your paper. For your journal papers and genre papers you will have only one source (the story or poem itself), but you still need a Works Cited page listing that one source. You will of course have a longer list for your Literary Research Essay. Works Cited entries begin at the left margin.
Let me do a little bit to introduce those authors, Mr. Ernest Hemingway was an American author and journalist and his life of adventure influenced later generations. Miss Louise Erdrich is an American writer of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. In the following paragraphs, I will examine each story and how setting, symbol and important ideas are used in each story.
Write a critical analysis of the book. Here are some suggested questions you might answer in your paper. You are not, however, limited to just these questions. • What is the author’s overriding thesis? How does the author prove his/her thesis?
Carly Boykin Dr. Walonen English 210 6 September 2014 Close Literary Reading of a Narrative When reading a narrative it is important to understand what the author is trying to say with the work. One way to get a complete idea of what the author is drawing attention to the reader can do a close reading of the work. This means that the reader needs to take an individual look at the plot, characters, narrative situation, and the setting. By looking at these parts of the story individually the reader can get a fuller idea of what the author is saying. The plot is how the story is told.
Choose one of the assigned essays from The Bedford in either Week 1 or Week 2 and tell your reader what you think is important in the essay. Don’t just tell the reader what the essay says; tell the reader what you think it means. Your thesis will be a reaction and an analysis of the essay, explicating and analyzing the essay in the anthology for the reader. Read the comments about writing from the author. Can you see how those comments help you see the writer’s process and meaning?
Write a well-organized essay in which you examine Gaines’s use of biblical allusions in A Lesson Before Dying and evaluate how they contribute to the overall theme of the novel. Questions may be directed to either of the two Pre-AP English Nine teachers, Toni Dingley or Michelle Young, or to the English Department Chair, Dave