Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Wed. Apr. 6, 2016: Essay Assignment Introduction

The students and I finished discussing the attention getter handout from the last class. I then gave the students their in-class essay assignment. I have attached it below.

I am pasting this assignment below. The in class essay is on Friday.

ELAN B10
In-Class Formal Essay


Time Allowed: sixty minutes

Instructions: Using the Shakespearean play we studied in class, answer either a., b. or c.


a.       How have inequalities impacted the characters in the Shakespearean play read in class?

OR

b.      How important are relationships when it comes to the outcomes of the Shakespearean play read in class?

OR

c.       Examine the differences between the text version of the Shakespearean play read in class and the film version viewed in class. What motivated the director or script writer to choose to make differences to the film?


I am allowing you to have the question early so you can prepare; I am also allowing you to bring in a cheat sheet of no more than 50 words. If the cheat sheet has more than 50, then it will not be allowed. Your planning should involve gathering your evidence, studying essay format, and honing up on any areas of mechanics or punctuation where you have deficits.

Further considerations:

·         You must write in dark blue or black ball-point pen (not felt tip as they bleed through).
·         You must double-space (this allows you room to cross out errors and fix in the line above).
·         You will be allowed to use a dictionary and a thesaurus.
·         You will be given a planning page (you cannot bring one in with you).

·         All electrical devices must be off your person (if you bring them in the room, put the item(s) under the “Cell Phones” sign on the counter).

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