Essay assignment – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Writing about a symbol in Huck Finn.
- Select a symbol that figures prominently and dramatically in the novel – an item with the novel could not exist.
- Select a symbol that has meaning not just in one scene but in the work as a whole.
- Compile some notes that show how the symbol relates to a theme of the work or a main idea. (You will turn in these notes as well.)
Suggestions for writing the paper.
- The first paragraph should include a thesis statement that identifies the symbol to be discussed and identifies a theme or main idea of the novel.
- The next paragraph should give the writer’s interpretation of the symbol. Among items to include would be a discussion of the symbol itself and what it symbolizes in the novel.
- Another paragraph should explain how the symbol informs all parts of the novel – beginning, middle, and end.
- Explain how this symbol influences a character in the novel. How is he impacted by the symbol? Is there growth of character based on the symbol?
- A final paragraph should include how the symbol reveals a theme if this has not been previously discussed.
- Conclude
Length: 600-800 words
MLA format, Typed, Times New Roman 12, Doubled Spaced, 1-inch margins
Title Page and Outline
The title page must include the following items: your name, the name of the work, and the date
You will be graded 100 points on content (50 points), organization (25 points), and mechanics (25 points). Points will be deducted for failure to follow instructions.
This essay assignment is due on: February 25 at noon
Please send completed essay in a Microsoft Word document to bmjym98@gmail.com with the header: Essay – Book Name
Essay Assignment – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Prompt: In your essay, deiscuss the materialism of the character(s) displayed in their lifestyles. Does this lifestyle adequately represent success or the American dream?
500-600 words, MLA format, Title Page including your name, teacher’s name, essay name, and date.
Graded on 100 points for content (50 points), organization (25 points), and mechanics (25 points).
The rought draft is due November 18, 2015.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHOR’S BIOGRAPHY
Please record the following items in your author’s biography. You may write in paragraph form, construct a table, use bullet points, etc.
- Author’s Name
- Author’s Birthdate / Birthplace
- Author’s Death date / Deathplace
- Author’s Parents or siblings
- Author’s Education
- Author’s Spouse / Children
- Author’s Major Works
- Major Themes characterizing the author’s works
- Quote from the author. Explain the quote in 1-3 sentences.
EXAMPLE:
- Author’s Name: William Shakespeare
- Born April 26, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England
- Died April 23, 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
- Parents: John Shakespeare and Mary Arden
- Education: King’s New School in Stratford
- Married Anne Hathaway, Children: Susanna Hall, Hamnet Shakespeare, Judith Quiney
- Major Works: Othello, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet
- Major Themes: Death, tragedy, humor, Elizabethan order
- Quote: “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”
What Shakespeare is trying to say in this quote is that it is better to do something way in advance rather than doing it late. The impact of this quote inspires me to try to work hard in order to perform tasks in a routinely and timely manner.
Mr. Moy's American Literature Class 