Assignment
Choose one of the following topics and write a multi-paragraph (5 paragraphs) essay. The mark for your answer will be based on the appropriateness of the example(s) you use as well as the adequacy of your explanation and the quality of your written expression.
Note that the marking criteria include both content and writing skill.
Instructions
Option A
Read Tillie Olsen’s story, “I Stand Here Ironing” (English 12 Readings Booklet, page 101). Write a multi-paragraph essay of about 500 words in which you discuss how the setting and atmosphere contribute to the theme. As part of your organization and planning, you will need to make notes on details of setting, atmosphere, and theme. As you jot down the significant details, you should begin to make connections between the three. Use specific examples in your essay. Select and arrange your material as thoroughly as possible. This pre-writing process is the most important part of your writing.
Option B
Read “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin (English 12 Readings Booklet, page 108). Write a multi-paragraph essay of about 500 words in which you discuss how examples of internal and external conflict in the story help construct the theme. Jot down the significant details in the description of Omelas and begin to make connections between the circumstances described and the choice made by the citizens named in the title. You will be called on to use specific details and examples in your essay. Select and arrange your material as thoroughly as possible. This pre-writing process is the most important part of your writing.
Option C
Read “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker (English 12 Readings Booklet, page 114). In a multi-paragraph essay of about 500 words, identify and discuss the significance of the symbols in the story, particularly as they relate to the story’s title. In your organization and planning for this option, you will need to identify the main symbols in the story. You should then consider the title of the story and its relationship to the symbols; you will need to make direct links between the two. Pay attention as well to the irony.you see in the story as well. Use specific details and examples in your essay. Select and arrange your material as thoroughly as possible. This pre-writing process is the most important part of your writing.
