The last few weeks you have learned different types of literary themes. This week, you are working on crafting your second essay.
Read and review the Lesson notes below on “The Fiction Essay”
Read and review the guide and resources included below
Select a story (or stories) assigned for this class to write about
Complete and submit a fiction analysis essay according to the assignment specifications
Literary Analysis Essay Prompt
In a 1,000-1,250 (4-5 page) fiction response essay, respond to the following prompt. Your essay should be in MLA format, make use of support from the story or stories chosen (using quotation, summary and/or paraphrase) and should include citations in-text and on a Works Cited page.
Remember to avoid summarizing a story – instead, focus on answering the question(s) and explaining why the quotes and passages you’ve chosen are significant. You should not consult research or outside sources for this paper.
Prompt: Write an essay examining how a text (short story or poem) of your choosing makes a statement about a social issue (class, race, gender, ageism, cultural identity). What claim does the story seem to be making? How does it use literary devices to illustrate its point? Is the text speaking to a specific audience or society? How does the text show this?
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mber: Use professional writing. Do not use personal pronouns like “you”, “us”, “our”, etc. Instead, use “individuals” or “society”.
Notes: The Fiction Essay
Notes – The Fiction Essay.pptx
Start by reading these notes over the fiction essay. This document is available as a PowerPoint and as a .pdf.
Helpful Guide: The Writing Process:
Writing a Fiction Analysis Essay.docx
This guide covers each step of the writing process for this essay. It is available as a Word document and as a .pdf.
Sample Essay Outline:
Fiction Essay Sample Outline.pdf
This outline is an example of how to plan and organize an essay for this assignment. Its basis is an imaginary story. It is available as a Word document and as a .pdf.
*Note – I have a certain short poem in mind which I will attach the file to, but feel free to use any of the following stories if it is easier for you.
Trifles (p. 652)
The Storm LinkLinks to an external site.
The Story of an Hour (p. 265)
Girl (Kincaid) (p. 324)
The Yellow Wall-Paper ( Why I Wrote the Yellow Wall-Paper) (p. 302) Resource to accompany Yellow Wall-PaperLinks to an external site.
To The Ladies (p. 534)
Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers (p. 465)
The Changeling (p. 441)
Still I Rise LinkLinks to an external site.
Daystar (p. 443)
Boys and Girls (p. 346)