ENGL 1020: Composition II (Page) Fall 2012  

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  UNIT THREE – America

Choose one type of text from Unit Three that you have not written on yet – Poetry: Hughes, Ginsberg, or Alexie. Short Fiction: Jackson or O’Brien. Film: American Beauty.

Then, choose ONE lens that you have not used yet to look at that text through: Formalist, Deconstructionist, Gender, Sexuality, Psychological, Sociological, Archetypal, Historical, Biographical, or Cultural.

·         You are only writing on ONE text with the use of ONE lens.

·         Be sure your essay has a clear thesis that uses your lens to make an argument about specific elements of your text – such theme, symbol, character, setting, style, or other literary elements. 

·         Your essay should include direct quotes and examples from your primary text, AS WELL AS a minimum of TWO additional, RELIABLE, outside sourceS. Everything should be in proper MLA format with in-text citations and a works cited.

·         Please focus on ANALYSIS. Stay away from summary of your text.

·         This essay is 800 words minimum – and that does not include heading, title, and works cited.

Tisa's thesis:

Eudora Welty's short story, "A Worn Path," illustrates the use of the archetype lens in its journey theme and in the character portrayed by Phoenix Jackson.

Watch "A Worn Path" (32 min.). 

 Image credit to http://ake.ege.edu.tr/new/