Poem analysis of a poem

-Theme-Paraphrase supported by examples-Tone and Mood-Imagery (metaphor, simile, personification)-Sound devices (meter, rhyme scheme, alliteration, consonance, assonance, onomatopoeia, dominating sounds, repetition)-The form of the poem (sonnet, villanelle, ballad, )-The genre of the poem (narrative, speculative, )

Short Story Reqdings

Guidelines and Requirements for EssayGuidelines and Requirements for EssayYour first analytical essay is based on one of the short stories listed in the Short Story Readings Folder or classicshorts.com. Youll need to analyze setting, point of view, and/or character development.  A few words from the assigned topics may be tweaked. Just make sure you show … Read more

compare and contrast

Compare and Contrast the opening street fight scene in Romeo in Juliet to the open in West Side Story. Your response should be at least 1 well developed paragraph. 6 to 8 sentences. Use evidence to support your response.Romeo and Juliet Montagues vs the CapuletsWest Side Story The Jets vs the Sharks

Is graffiti vandalism

Directions: Closely read each of the four texts provided below. Topic: Is graffiti vandalism? Your Task: Carefully read each of the four texts provided. Then, using evidence from at least three of the texts, write a well-developed argument regarding whether or not graffiti is vandalism. Clearly establish your claim, use specific, relevant, and sufficient evidence … Read more

what does this story have to teach us about empathy for others?

The article Does Reading Fiction Make Us Better People?(https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190523-does-reading-fiction-make-us-better-people ) examines the idea that reading fiction enhances our compassion and empathythat is, our ability to identify with other peoples experiences and relate to what they feel and think in their interior lives (Hammond). A story may introduce us to human concerns and emotions by painting … Read more

what is literature?

For this paper, you will develop an argument that you began exploring in the Week 2 discussion, which asked, “What is literature?”Your paper will answer that question using the following format:  “This story is an excellentexample of literature because it provides meaning about X.”  Examples of how you might fill-in “X” include “children and parenting,” … Read more

Claims with reason

Description Choose a side on this issue to argue for or against. Argument is key.  A presentation of ideas and information will not suffice.  You must include argument. Take a stand Note: The following topics are meant only to serve as examples of the kinds of policy issues that are presented in these particular fields. … Read more

Guided Free Write

I will read ten questions/prompts to you.  Respond to each question/prompt in the Google doc.  Do not aim to answer the questions in complete sentences since the questions will be read in a quick succession. When I have gone through each question, you will have an opportunity to choose one of the your responses and … Read more