In a reflective essay of 5-6 pages (typed), please respond to the topic below. Your response must be composed in a coherent manner, containing:
• an introduction,
• an analytical controlling thought,
• developed body,
• analysis/original thought,
• support/evidence/quotations,
• references to literature studied this semester,
• proper documentation of any secondary sources/research,
• proper grammar usage,
• formal conclusion,
• a Works Cited page if you use other texts besides the assigned readings for this semester.
Topic:
Please provide an original definition argument that responds to the following question: What is literature? What is its purpose? You must present an original argument that is clearly supported by the texts that we have studied this semester. Your essay must include a discussion of poetry, drama, and narrative (the novels). You must quote in your essay passages from A Raisin In The Sun, Heart of Aztlan,and a number of the various poemsdiscussed in the class this semester.
Some poems:
Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen.docx
Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes.docx
Still I Rise by Maya Angelou-2.docx
The Bells.docx
Presentation Format:
Length: Minimum 4 full pages (typed)
Line Spacing: Double spaced
Font Size: 12
Margins: One inch from top, bottom, and sides
Numbered Pages
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