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ESSAY 3 ENGL 100 Write a 1000-word Essay (plus or minus 100 words) on the topics below

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ESSAY 3 ENGL 100

Write a 1000-word Essay (plus or minus 100 words) on the topics below.

Choose 1 (and only 1) of the works of literary non-fiction in Box A and analyse it with respect to 1 (and only 1) of the issues arising from the Elements of Literary Non-Fiction in Box B to show how that issue creates meaning or reveals theme in the work of literary non-fiction.

 

Box A: Works of Literary Non-Fiction

• George Orwell, “Shooting an Elephant” (LNF 44-50)
• Roland Barthes, “The World of Wrestling” (LNF 52-59)
• Kamal Al Solaylee, from Brown (LNF 92-101)

 

Box B: Issues Arising from the Elements of Literary Non-Fiction

• Truthfulness: subjectivity vs objectivity in the work
• Sources: the author's use of research and/or immersion in the work
• Structure: the frame of the work, perhaps including the hook

 

 

Write based on Paul Headrick’s Headrick, Paul. A Method for Writing Essays About Literature. Third Edition the book based on: Chalykoff, Lisa, et al., eds. The Broadview Introduction to Literature: Literary Non-Fiction. Second Edition.

The essay is Analytical essay:

•Introductory paragraph- attention-getting remark, contextualizing information, thesis statement (avoid phrasing a thesis statement as a question)

•The analytical paragraph- claim, primary evidence (short, long, direct or indirect quotations), analysis (avoid mixing evidence and analysis)

•Concluding paragraph- thesis statement, contextualization information, attention-getting remark

 

All Essays must have a clearly defined thesis statement, a logical argument set forth in the body paragraphs with substantial concrete references to the primary source, and a clear conclusion. Essays should focus on students’ own interpretations and close readings of the primary source instead of on other critics’ interpretations in secondary sources. Students must keep within 10% of the 1000-word limit (i.e., all Essays, including quotations, should be between 900 and 1100 words total).

 

 

Formatting and Presentation Instructions:

Please adhere to the following special formatting and presentation instructions. Students will lose 2% per violation of these instructions:

•Please use only the Times New Roman font, size 12.

•Please use only 1” margins.

•Please use only Canadian spelling (i.e., not American spelling).

•Please double-space the entire assignment, including all headings, titles, block quotations, and the list of Works Cited.

•Rather than a title page, use the first four lines at the top of the assignment to indicate 1) student’s full name, 2) the instructor’s name, 3) the course code, and 4) the date (please see below).

•Please include a descriptive title for the Essay, centred immediately below the headings (please see below).

•Please number pages on the top, right-hand corner of the page, with surname (please see below).

•Please include a list of Works Cited at the end of the assignment, formatted according to Latest MLA style.