- Analyze literary texts as expressions of individual or communal values within the historical, social, political, cultural, and/or religious contexts of different literary periods.
- Write a research-based critical paper, using various critical approaches to literature.
Directions:
- Use The Great Gatsby and your Independent Reading novel or dystopian short stories.
- Write a well-developed essay in which you explore your chosen topic(s) in relation to the time period and/or literary movement
a. Remember, writer’s you have to decide what is the best way to organize your paper in light of the rhetorical situation. However you decide to organize it, make sure to treat both texts equally. Think compare and contrast if that helps. You must pay the same amount of attention (length, word count, etc.) to each text as one is not more important than the other.
b. Be sure to write about both texts equally within your paper.
c. Use at least 3 academic peer-reviewed articles.
3. Word Count: Minimum of 1000 words