Instruction
Your final questions must include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion and cite specific information from the appropriate text. Citing means quoting directly, paraphrasing, or summarizing from the text. It is not necessary to parenthetically cite; identify only the author’s name and the text title once in each question response.
questione one
Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire
Demonstrate your knowledge of the play by showing how its literary elements correspond with both Modernism AND Postmodernism. Your final essay must include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion and cite specific information from the appropriate text. Citing means quoting directly, paraphrasing, or summarizing from the text. It is not necessary to parenthetically cite; identify only the author’s name and the text title once in each essay response.
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questione two
Write an essay analyzing the elements of ONE poem. Your resulting essay must have a thesis, proposing a viewpoint about the poem, citing information from the poem. Citing means quoting directly, paraphrasing, or summarizing from the text. It is not necessary to parenthetically cite. Your final essay must include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.
You can choose from the following poems:
Option 1: From our text, choose a poem from one of the following poets that we studied in the 2nd half of the semester and that we did not focus on in class:
T. S. Eliot: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
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questione three
1. Choose ONE of the following novels and its corresponding film:
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• The book thief by markus zusak
• A Lesson Before Dying by ernest gaines
Write an essay considering the similarities and differences in the novel and the film. Describe three specific points that appear in the novel, but not the film. (These points could be events, characters, themes, etc.) Do these deletions detract from the film? Why or why not? Defend your opinion with specific evidence.
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the book thief by markus zusak
questione four
7. Trace the evolution of the friendship between Max and Liesel. Discuss at least the following points concerning Max and Liesel’s friendship:
• What are the different phases in Max and Liesel’s friendship?
• What events take place that encourage Liesel to become closer to Max?
• Why do Liesel and Max become friends?
• What do Liesel and Max have in common?
Defend your opinion in an essay by providing specific evidence such as explanations, compelling reasons, and examples from the novel.