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ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Ashford University Week 1 Assignment: Reading Reflection
In two to four double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference page), analyze one of the literary works from this weekâ€™s readings, by completing the following: Explain why the literary work captured your interest, using terms and concepts from the text to support your explanation. Describe one of the analytical approaches outlined in Chapter 16, using details from the text to support your interpretations. Evaluate the meaning of the selected literary work, using the analytical approach you described. Your paper should be organized around a thesis statement about the selected literary work and the approach you are using to analyze the work. All sources must be properly cited. The paper must include a separate title and reference page, and be formatted to APA (6th edition) style. Week 2 Assignment: Theme and Narrative Elements in the Short Story This week we have explored what might be considered the most important elements of narrative: plot, point of view, tone, setting, character,and symbolism. Strong literary analysis takes into consideration all of these elements and how they relate to one another. Though some literary elements in a given piece of writing may seem more significant than others, consistently these components contribute to a workâ€™s overall theme.
This assignment requires that you consider the connections between literary elements andthat you apply your analytical skills to developing a coherent argument about a literary work. The paper is an opportunity to further develop and apply your understanding of literary analysis, which will be essential to the Final Paper. Choose one short story from the reading assignment (from either Week One or Week Two) with a theme that interests you. After reading the short story, make note of how that theme is conveyed throughout the narrative, through both subject matter and literary technique. Pay particular attention to the literary elements discussed in the course readings on the short story. Then, write a short paper on the short story’s representation of the theme you have chosen. The paper should explore the theme in relation to at least two of the literary elements addressed in this week’s readings. Remember, when discussing more than one literary element, consider the connection between them. The paper must include an original title, an introduction with a thesis statement, supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion. Support the argument throughout the paper with textual evidence and analysis. Remember to develop a thesis statement that answers the question “so what?” In other words, what is important about the argument you are making? What meaning or value might it have to your reader and/or to society? For example, perhaps the text addresses a common human experience or a critical social issue. Or maybe it indicates something about how we engage in and respond to literature. The thesis must focus on either (a) how the chosen literary element(s) or technique(s) contribute to a larger narrative theme or (b) the significance and/or message(s) of a given narrative theme and how that is conveyed through subject matter, form, technique, and/or style. This paper must be two to four double-spaced pages in length. All sources must be properly cited, and the paper must be formatted according the APA (6th edition) style. Week 3 Assignment - Final Paper Rough Draft Week 4 Reading Responses to a Poem Select one poem from this week’s assigned readings, and identify at least three elements in the poem that you found interesting or engaging (e.g., form, language, content, and/or other literary elements). Then, assess how these elements affected your response to the poem, in its entirety. (e.g., Did these elements affect your opinions on (or reaction to) the content of the poem? Did they cause you to focus on one aspect of the poem over others?) Assignment Requirements
Length: Your paper should be two to four double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference page) Sources: Support your reflections with textual details and analysis from at least two scholarly sources. APA: Your draft must be formatted to APA (6th edition) style. Separate Title Page: Must include an original title Separate Reference Page Proper Citations: All sources must be properly cited, both within the text and in a separate reference page. Elements of Academic Writing: All academic papers should include these elements. Introduction with a thesis statement
The paper must be two to four pages in length (excluding the title and reference page), and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two scholarly resources (at least one of which can be found in the Ashford Online Library) other than the textbook to support your claims and subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course. Week 5: Final Paper Discussion Questions: Week 1: Describe your personal relationship to literature and to reading. Begin by considering the meaning of literature. What does the term literature mean to you? What makes something literary in your own mind? If literature means different things to different people, who defines what is and what is not literature? Next, reflect on your relationship to reading and literature. What kind of reading engages/interests you? What about that writing draws you in? Do you find meaning in reading certain writing? If so, describe the satisfaction you draw from this process. Also consider how you read. Do you, for example, take notes or mark text as you read, or do you simply absorb the material on a page? There are no right or wrong answers to your response. This discussion is an opportunity to reflect on what literature is to you, as well as to consider the many meanings that literature may have for others in the class. Review the key literary terms and concepts presented throughout Chapters 1 and 2. (See the end of each chapter for a glossary of terms.) Choose at least four of these terms to discuss in your post. Then, find examples of these concepts in the readings from this week. Explain how these examples demonstrate each literary concept as well as the effect which the given technique or form has on a reading of the respective text.
Week 2: Chapter 5 discusses the importance of point of view in literature and, more specifically, in the short story. Choose one short story from the course text about which you have not yet written, and analyze it in terms of point of view. When writing your post, consider the following questions. How would you categorize the point of view [e.g., first-person, second-person (i.e., “you”), third-person limited, third-person omniscient]? Is the point of view consistent throughout the story (told from the same perspective), or does it shift at any points in the narrative? (If so, make note of when and how those changes occur.) How does point
of view shape your reading of the work? In what ways does it contribute to or detract from your reading of the work? How does point of view relate to the story’s themes or content? Chapter 7 explores the role of symbols in conveying literary themes. Themes are abundant in literary works (though they are at some times more obvious than at others). Select oneshort story from the reading assignments (from either Week One or Week Two) to examine more closely in relation to symbolism. Consider the story’s overall theme(s) anduse of images as well as how these two relate to one another. You may choose to explore one single recurring symbol, or you may discuss multiple symbols and how they relate to one another. At the beginning of your post, identify (