Response Writing #2

In-Class Response Writing #2 (Hemingway, Faulkner, Toomer) - Comparison/Contrast

WORTH: 5% of Course Grade. NOTE WELL: Only one (1) missed In-Class Response Writing may be "made up" by arrangement with the instructor. Any additional missed In-Class Response Writings will receive a "O" [i.e. a grade of "F"] (from ENG 104 SYLLABUS on Course Grading & relevant policies).
DEADLINE: Week #8 - Wed., 11/13 - Bring: Prep (Notes) & Charters textbook to class, as directed.
COURSE COMPETENCIES: This assignment is designed to help you achieve the following Learning Outcomes (from ENG 104 SYLLABUS) - which will be used in Evaluating your Response Writing:

1. Define and illustrate principal literary elements of narrative fiction (e.g. plot, character, theme, point of view, setting, . . . ), . . . using well-selected examples from representative works.
6. Use comparison/contrast analysis to demonstrate significant differences and similarities between selected works of narrative fiction (e.g., in fiction by . . . different authors; . . . ).
8. Demonstrate effective writing skills when communicating and supporting literary analysis, interpretation, and evaluation, in graded writing assignments.
9. Select and interpret persuasive specific examples from primary works of narrative fiction . . . in order to illustrate and support one's points.
10. Avoid plagiarism by using an acceptable academic style (e.g. MLA) to cite direct quotations, paraphrases (indirect quotations), and summaries taken from primary and secondary sources.

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:

Time Limit: You will be given 15-to-20 min. of in-class time to write In-Class Response Writing #2.

Recommended: Double space [skip every other line] your Response Writing to leave room to Edit [make legible corrections] before you turn it in at the end of the in-class timed writing period.

Writing Aids: You may use your textbook, notes - i.e. this is "Open Book," "Open Notes"--and anything else that will help you complete the response writing within the timed writing period.

Label Your Assignment Completely, like this:

Your Name
ENG 104, Prof. C. Agatucci
Response Writing #2 - Topic # [put Topic number here]
13 November 2002

Title your Response Writing: indicate literary element & name two literary works to be discussed
For example:

Point of View in "Hills Like White Elephants" and "The Necklace"

Follow Directions, Choose Literary Works & Focus Topic Wisely, and Limit your Response Writing discussion to only one or two significant points - of comparison (similarity) and/or contrast (difference). Remember you only have 20 min.! [Based on oral directions given in class on Wed., 11/6.]

In your In-Class Response Writing #2:

1. Identify by authors and titles the two works of narrative fiction to be discussed.
Requirements: One of your two selected works must be "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway, or "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, or "Blood Burning Moon" by Jean Toomer;

2. Identify the Element of Fiction - i.e. a selected element of plot, character, setting, point of view, style/voice, symbolism, or theme (as discussed in class and/or in Charters' Appendix 3) - to be compared/contrasted in the two identified works of narrative fiction.

3. Identify one or two significant points of similarity and/or difference that seem significant to you, after comparing/contrasting the selected element of fiction in the two chosen works of narrative fiction;

4. Support your interpretation by discussing of the identified point/s of difference/similarity in each literary work; and in so doing, be sure to:

illustrate your points with citations of well-selected examples from each of the two literary works;
and

explain why you think each point of difference/similarity is significant - e.g. to better understanding the stories and their impact, and/or creative variations in how authors apply the elements of fiction or.... other?

Parenthetical Citations - when quoting or paraphrasing specific passages from Charters' textbook, follow this example:

Both Maupassant and Hemingway present their stories from the "third-person" point of view of "nonparticipant" narrators (Charters 1009). Even so, there are two significant differences between the "limited omniscient" narration used in "The Necklace" and the "objective" narration used in "Hills Like White Elephants." As Charters explains, a "limited omniscient" narrator will go inside at least one or two characters to reveal their internal thoughts and reflections (1053) and may betray a "personal view" or judgment (1011) of these characters and their actions. In contrast, "objective narration" presents characters and plot events from a more strictly "detached perspective" (1011), never going inside characters to represent their inner thoughts and reflections, and never expressing--directly or indirectly--any "personal opinions or . . . judgments of the characters" (1050) or their plot actions.

Evaluation Checklist: In-Class Response Writing #2

___1. Assignment Labeled correctly (MLA style header); Title & Intro name selected literary element, two works of narrative fiction & their authors to be comparatively analyzed.
___2. Follows Directions for Topic Choice: selected element of fiction in two works of narrative fiction – one of which must be Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” OR Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” OR Toomer’s “Blood Burning Moon.”

___3. Comparison/Contrast: Identifies & analyzes one or two significant points of similarity and/or difference in treatment of selected element of fiction in the two works of narrative fiction;
___4. Supporting development of comparative analysis: (a) illustrates points with citation and analysis of well-selected examples from each of the two literary works; and (b) explains why each point of difference/similarity is significant. In so doing, student author demonstrates achievement of:
___Competency 1. Define and illustrate principal literary elements of narrative fiction (e.g. plot, character, theme, point of view, setting, . . . ), as well as significant variations within this genre, using well-selected examples from representative works.
___Competency 6. Use comparison/contrast analysis to demonstrate significant differences and similarities between selected works of narrative fiction (e.g., in fiction by . . . different authors; . . . ).
___Competency 9. Select and interpret persuasive specific examples from primary works of narrative fiction, as well as from relevant secondary sources, in order to illustrate and support one's points.

___Competency 10. Avoid plagiarism by using an acceptable academic style (e.g. MLA) to cite direct quotations, paraphrases (indirect quotations), and summaries taken from primary and secondary sources.
___Writing Clarity & Coherence: Competency 8. Demonstrate effective writing skills when communicating and supporting literary analysis, interpretation, . . . in graded writing assignments.

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