Review the video below before starting this Assignment. This video was posted last semester. The Word Count has changed for this Assignment. The new Word Count is 900-1,000 words.
If necessary, reread the following short stories:
- Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants posted here.
- Leyna Krow’s Sinkhole posted here.
- William Faulkner’s Barn Burning posted here.
- Shirley Jackson’s Flower Garden posted here.
Choose one of the questions below. Respond with an essay of at least 900-1,000 words.
Use MLA (Modern Language Association) Format to compose the essay response.
The response should include:
- an introduction with thesis statement
- body paragraphs support with quotation evidence (summarized, paraphrased, or exact quotes from the short story read)
- a conclusion paragraph
Use third person point of view, and refer to the story with present tense verbs.
Write out all contractions.
Review this Sample Story Analysis Essay with Incorporated Sources here to get an idea of what the assignment might look like in its final stage.
Also, use this Self/Peer Analysis Form here to guide your essay structure and development.
Finally, review rules for summary, paragraph, and direct quote in-text citations videos.here and here.
Choices
1. Abner Snopes hurts many people in William Faulkner’s Barn Burning. Discuss one or all of the people affected by Abner’s barn burning in your essay response.
2. How does Leyna Krow’s Sinkhole, Shirley Jackson’s Flower Garden, or William Faulkner’s Barn Burning utilize dialogue to improve a scene or make an important point in the story? Discuss one or two short stories in your essay’s response that make use of dialogue well.
3. How does Leyna Krow’s Sinkhole, Shirley Jackson’s Flower Garden, William Faulkner’s Barn Burning, or Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants utilize imagery to help readers visualize the story? Discuss one or two short stories in your essay response.
4. How does point of view improve the understanding of either Leyna Krow’s Sinkhole, Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants, or William Faulkner’s Barn Burning? Select one or two stories for your essay response.
5. Leyna Krow’s Sinkhole, Shirley Jackson’s Flower Garden, and William Faulkner’s Barn Burning,deliver serious thought-provoking themes. Explore one or two stories where the theme of themes are especially thoughtful.
