select two pieces of literature:
You will select two pieces of literature: two short stories,
two plays, or two poems (of some length), and
demonstrate how they treat the same theme.
You will write an essay relying upon evidence, knowledge
of your particular topic, essentially following the format
found on p. 90 of your text. You will include a list of
“Works Cited” per the examples from your text, using the
MLA writing style guidelines.Assignment 4
Find opposing views to yours and
demonstrate that they have weaknesses or
fail to acknowledge some point, etc.
The more famous works will have numerous
articles written about them. You could also
create your own opposing view (the pros
and cons) of your thesis and discuss them.Assignment 4
Moving from expository writing to argumentative
writing will be a topic studied further, but for now
shape your writing to reflect that of your view or
thesis is the appropriate one. Again, distinguish
opposing views if you find them. That is, find
“chinks in their armor” that you can refute.Assignment 4
Suggestions:
“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Revolt of Mother”
by Mary Wilkins Freeman
“Leiningen vs. the Ants” by Carl Stephenson and “They Grind
Exceedingly Small” by Ben Ames Williams
*Go to the library and use the reference book Short Stories for
Students (Gale Publication). It offers complete analysis of many short
stories.Expository
In an expository essay, you, the author, don’t have too much
room to include your opinions or beliefs on the page.
You’re focusing more on factual statements than on debatable claims.
You usually focus your discussion on what things are or how they work.
An expository essay is to expose your understanding of a certain topic.
It used evidence, examples, and/or anecdotes to explain a memorable
time, place, or event
