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Which оf the fоllоwing would be included in а fаmily enterprise?
Assignment fоr Pаper 4 (Literаry Anаlysis) Cоmparisоn between a Poem and a Short Story As you know, our final paper this semester is going to analyze literature--in particular, a short story and a poem that have similar topics/themes.
Prewriting аnd Orgаnizаtiоn Prewriting Once yоu've chоsen your texts, you will do a close reading of each. Pull apart each one the way we have been practicing: Read carefully, annotating the text and looking up unfamiliar words/concepts. Do not look up the texts themselves. This is not a research paper. Think about the literary elements we have discussed (speaker/narrator, character, plot, etc.) Write down your thoughts on each of these. Think about what the texts have in common and how they differ (other than the obvious). Start jotting down your thoughts in this regard as well. Try to come up with 2-3 main points you want to focus on. Organization The paper is going to echo a compare/contrast assignment--that is, you will be exploring similarities and differences between the poem and the story. Perhaps you will focus on the similarities ("they both argue X, they both argue Y, etc.") Perhaps you will focus on the differences ("they say different things about X, they say different things about Y") Perhaps you will focus on both ("they both argue X, but the say different things about Y"). You'll want to sketch out an informal outline for the assignment in a point-by-point structure. Each body paragraph will focus on one of the points of comparison. Once you have sketched out the ideas, write your working thesis: what the texts ultimately say about the theme or argument. Again, remember that you are to conduct no research for this assignment. There are no right or wrong answers. Your job is to analyze the texts, reach your own conclusion, and then explain why you think what you think. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... You can see an example of prewriting in the assignment for the rough draft in Module 14.