ENG 125 All Assignments

Week 1

ENG 125 Week 1 Assignment Reading Reflection

a. Explain why the literary work captured your interest, using terms and concepts from the text to support your explanation.

b. Describe one of the analytical approaches outlined in Chapter 16, using details from the text to support your interpretations.

c. Evaluate the meaning of the selected literary work, using the analytical approach you described.

Your paper should be organized around a thesis statement about the selected literary work and the approach you are using to analyze the work. All sources must be properly cited. The paper must include a separate title and reference page, and be formatted to APA style.

The paper must be two to four pages in length (excluding the title and reference page), and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two scholarly resources (at least one of which can be found in the Ashford Online Library) other than the textbook to support your claims and subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page.

Week 2

ENG 125 Week 2 Assignment Theme and Narrative Elements

a. Describe what the theme of the short story is, using Chapter Seven of the text as a reference.

b. Identify at least two of the literary elements in the short story that contribute to the theme (e.g., plot, point of view, tone, setting, character, symbolism, etc.), providing an example of each element.

c. Explain how the selected literary elements affect the narrative theme

Your paper should be organized around a thesis statement that focuses on how the literary elements contribute to the larger narrative theme.

The paper must be two to four pages in length (excluding the title and reference page), and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two scholarly resources (at least one of which can be found in the Ashford Online Library) other than the textbook to support your claims and subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page.

Week 3

ENG 125 Week 3 Assignment Final Paper Rough Draft

Then, write a rough draft for your Final Paper, in which you compare and contrast two literary works from this course that share the same theme (using the Themes & Corresponding Works list in the Week Five Final Paper instructions, as a guide).

The paper should be organized around your thesis (argument), which is the main point of the entire essay. When developing a thesis for a comparative paper, consider how a comparison of the works provides deeper insight into the topic of your paper (i.e., think about why you have chosen to look at these particular works in relation to one another). In your analysis, consider the relationships among the following elements:

a. Content

b. Form (e.g., short story vs. poem)

c. Style

Assignment Requirements

a. Theme: Your paper must address one of the themes listed.

b. Length: Your draft should be six to ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference page)

c. Sources: Utilize at least six scholarly sources to support your thesis (including the course text and at least two sources from the Ashford Online Library).

d. APA: Your draft must be formatted to APA style.

o Separate Title Page: Must include an original title

o Separate Reference Page

o Proper Citations: All sources must be properly cited, both within the text and in a separate reference page.

e. Elements of Academic Writing: All academic papers should include these elements.

o Introduction with a thesis statement

o Supporting paragraphs

o Conclusion

Week 4

ENG 125 Week 4 Assignment Reading Responses to a Poem

Reading Responses to a Poem.

Select one poem from this weeks assigned readings, and identify at least three elements in the poem that you found interesting or engaging (e.g., form, language, content, and/or other literary elements).

Then, assess how these elements affected your response to the poem, in its entirety. (e.g., Did these elements affect your opinions on (or reaction to) the content of the poem? Did they cause you to focus on one aspect of the poem over others?)

Week 5

ENG 125 Final Paper

Write an eight- to ten-page paper, in which you compare and contrast twoliterary works from this course that share the same theme (using the Themes & Corresponding Works list, below, as a guide).

The paper should be organized around your thesis (argument), which is the main point of the entire essay. When developing a thesis for a comparative paper, consider how a comparison of the works provides deeper insight into the topic of your paper (i.e., think about why you have chosen to look at these particular works in relation to one another). In your analysis, consider the relationships among the following elements:

Content

Form (e.g., short story vs. poem)

Style

Assignment Requirements

Topic: Must address one of the topics in the guidelines

Length: Your draft should be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference page)

Sources: Utilize at least six scholarly sources to support your thesis (including the course text and at least two sources from the Ashford Online Library).

APA: Your draft must be formatted to APA (6th edition) style.

Separate Title Page: Must include an original title

Separate Reference Page

Proper Citations: All sources must be properly cited, both within the text and in a separate reference page.

Elements of Academic Writing: All academic papers should include these elements.

Introduction with a thesis statement

Supporting paragraphs

Conclusion

Themes & Corresponding Works

Choose only two of the works within your selected theme.

Symbolism of the Journey

The Road Not Taken (Frost)

A Worn Path (Welty)

I Used to Live Here Once (Rhys)