FIRST ASSIGMENT
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PLEASE INCLUDE AT LEAST SHORT 2 QUOTES WITHIN YOUR ESSAYRead and analyze chapters 6-11 OF THE NOVEL HOME. You do not need to write about every detail of each chapter. Instead choose at least two strategies, such as Imagery and tension or any other two from MIST to write about what stood out to you. In your analysis make sure to quote words, phrases or sentences that help you argue your point of view.Important! You do not need to address every chapter nor should you be summarizing every detail chapter by chapter. Instead, concentrate on a theme, character(s), or conflict within the chapters and use MIST to express your observation about that theme, character(s) or conflict. When quoting make sure to include the page number where you found the quote.Please consider this organizational pattern:1) one paragraph where you briefly and very generally explain the main idea of what you have read so far and end the first paragraph by including a thesis that states the two MIST strategies that the author employs most effectively and the theme, character(s), or conflict you will explore.2) second paragraph write about your theme, character(s), or conflict and employ one of the MIST strategies to analyze it. Include a quote that supports your ideas and analyze the quote.3) third paragraph write about your theme, character(s), or conflict and employ the other MIST strategy that you mentioned in your thesis. Include a quote that supports your ideas and analyze the quote.If you want you can write a short conclusion to wrap things up but it is not necessary at this point. All it really need for now is these three paragraphs
SECOND ASSIGMENT
In at least 300 words discuss and analyze a major theme in the last chapters of the novel HOME. Include a couple of quotes with their respective page numbers.
Important! You do not need to address every chapter nor should you be summarizing every detail chapter by chapter. Instead, concentrate on a theme, character(s), or conflict within the chapters the last chapters to express your observation about the novel. When quoting make sure to include the page number where you found the quote and explain why you found those quotes significant.
THIRD ASSIGMENT
In at least 200 words explain at least three ideas from the interview of Toni Morrison’s perspective that helped you better appriciate her writig style and he novel Home.
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FOURTH ASSIGMENT
Before you even attempt to write your literary analysis essay I need to approve your essay topic. Therefore, you will wrtite a 300 proposal that explains what you want to write about in reference the the novel Home by Toni Morrison.
Your proposal must:
- be in MLA style
- be at least 300 words
- explain the issue or theme within the novel Home that your essay will focus on
- explain the approach (i.e. scene(s), chapter(s), character(s), or conflict in the novel Home you will explore)
- include two scholarly articles cited in the text and at the end in the Works Cited page
- briefly explain how the articles you chose will help you explore your theme more in depth (e.g. Smith’s article explains that adolescent males tend to take more risk and see the word in an idealistic way. Smith’s insights may help explain why Fonny in If Beal Street Could Talk decides to go to Harlem and why he ends up in jail for a crime he did not commit).
You will end the proposal with your tentative thesis statement/main argument you want to prove in your essay.
Please see the sample proposal below
