Week 4 Response Paper

Choose one of the following prompts to complete for your response paper this week.

1. After reviewing this week’s resource on style and tone (under the Online Learning Resources heading), consider one text from either Week 3 or Week 4 to discuss. If you had to name the author’s style, what would you call it and why? Give examples from the text in your discussion. Show how the style and/or tone (as well as related terms like point-of-view or word choice) helps to inform the meaning of the story as a whole.

2. Pick one story from Week 3 or 4 and discuss its theme. How is that theme developed in the story? What tools does the author use to present the theme? Try to incorporate at least three literary terms (from the Week 1 Online Learning Resource) in your discussion and remember to use examples from the text in your argument.

Looking over all the stories we’ve read in weeks 1-4, choose one* to discuss through the “lens” of a single literary theory (refer to the “Literary Theories Defined” resource from Week 3 for a refresher). Why did you choose the theory you did? How does it illuminate the text in a new or different way? Once you respond to these questions, develop a new argument about the text (like the ones discussed in the and “Literary Theories Applied” resource in Week 3). Make sure to incorporate quotes from the text to support your argument. *** Note: make sure to choose a text that you did not already write about for your first response paper back in week 2.*** FEEL FREE TO USE ONE OF THE READING ATTACHED FOR THIS WEEK.

Requirements:

MLA Style and Word Count

· Your analysis should contain at least ONE direct quote and ONE paraphrase from the text (with MLA in-text citations as necessary), and your paper should include an MLA-formatted Works Cited page

· Remember to observe MLA formatting: double-space your paper, with headings and a centered title on page 1; use 12 Times New Roman font.

· Your finished response should be at least 800-1000 words.

Structure

· The introduction paragraph should include a clear thesis statement. It should also clearly identify the title of the literature you’ve chosen to write about, as well as the author’s name.

· Each body paragraph should have a clear topic sentence that relates back to the thesis. The information in each paragraph should relate to the topic sentence.

· The conclusion paragraph should restate the thesis, summarize the main points of your argument, and offer some closing context or insight regarding your topic.

Mechanics, Grammar, and Punctuation

· All written assignments should be mechanically and grammatically correct, with proper punctuation. 2. Response Paper Rubric