Assignment task:
Help me with an essay that analyzes the context behind the Ramayana and the illustration inspired by the same legend. Your essay must explore three kinds of context: culture, medium, and artistic tradition.
The essay must explain one of the cultural references in the Ramayana that a reader outside that culture may not understand. Next, the essay must show how the difference in medium between the text of the Ramayana and the painting changes the story. Finally, the essay must compare the differences in interpretation between the author of the Ramayana and the illustrator.
The essay should include the following elements:
Explanations of all three types of context that can help a reader understand the Ramayana and the legend that it's based on: culture, medium, and artistic tradition
A thesis statement that describes the scope of the essay
An introduction paragraph, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph
Transitions that make reading the essay smoother for readers
Ask yourself these questions as you revise:
Is the introduction paragraph present the thesis statement and provide some background about the legend behind the Ramayana?
Is there a shown an understanding of the three types of context explored in the lesson? Do I discuss them one at a time in my three body paragraphs?
Is there support of an explanation of the cultural background of the Ramayana with information from sources?
Does the conclusion paragraph remind the reader of my thesis statement and the main points of my essay?
Does the transitions guide the reader from one topic to the next? Do they help the reader understand when I'm making comparisons between the illustration and the text?