ASSIGNMENT 5 Choose one poem from the series of poems provided on pages 16-20 of this document. Read the poem carefully, preferably multiple times. Then write a journal of in which you define the at least 100 words central idea of the poem and determine what, if any, connections can be drawn between the poem and Use specific evidence from both the poem and the novel to support Lord of the Flies. William Golding’s your points. Follow the rules of MLA format and manuscript form as you type your journal response. See pages 9-12. See the grading rubric on page 24. MLA FORMAT When writing about literature, you will identify the exact source of your textual evidence in two ways. First, you will include an in-text citation that indicates the precise location of the evidence within the text. Second, you will attach a Works Cited page to your paper that provides the bibliographic information for the text. In-Text Citations The following is an excerpt from an essay of the analyzing Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury Her Peers.” Note format of the in-text citation. When writing about one literary work exclusively, you are only required to include the page number in the parenthesis. You do not need to include the author’s last name. for Minnie stems largely from her Although Mrs. Peters’s growing empathy observations, it is also prompted by her negative reaction to the patronizing comments of the male investigators. At several points in the story, her body language reveals her feelings. For example, when Mr. Hale remarks that are used to worrying over “women both women move closer together and remain silent. When the county attorney trifles,” all their worries, what would we do without the the women do not speak, asks, “for ladies?”
ASSIGNMENT 5 Choose one poem from the series of poems provided on pages 16-20 of this document. Read the poem carefully, preferably multiple times. Then write a journal of at least 100 words in which you define the central idea of the poem and determine what, if any, connections can be drawn between the poem and William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Use specific evidence from both the poem and the novel to support your points. Follow the rules of MLA format and manuscript form as you type your journal response. See pages 9-12. See the grading rubric on page 24. MLA FORMAT When writing about literature, you will identify the exact source of your textual evidence in two ways. First, you will include an in-text citation that indicates the precise location of the evidence within the text. Second, you will attach a Works Cited page to your paper that provides the bibliographic information for the text. In-Text Citations The following is an excerpt from an essay analyzing Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers.” Note the format of the in-text citation. When writing about one literary work exclusively, you are only required to include the page number in the parenthesis. You do not need to include the author’s last name. Although Mrs. Peters’s growing empathy for Minnie stems largely from her observations, it is also prompted by her negative reaction to the patronizing comments of the male investigators. At several points in the story, her body language reveals her feelings. For example, when Mr. Hale remarks that “women are used to worrying over trifles,” both women move closer together and remain silent. When the county attorney asks, “for all their worries, what would we do without the ladies?” the women do not speak,
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