Description Write a well-developed analysis of Our Nig (approx. 600 words) that responds to the following question: Frado is not a slave, but is she free? Your analysis should have a thesis that is supported with at least one close reading of a specific passage from the novel.   To help you develop your thesis […]

Description Week 3.a: Social Media then and now http://www.ragan.com/Main/Articles/48761.aspx Week 3.b: Delivering Bad News http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/bad-news.htm write a 2 page summary regarding these two papers.

Description Total word count: 400-500 For this first reading response, I’d like you to focus on your own ideas about what environmental ethics means and why it is important. Our approach to the course is grounded in philosophical inquiry, which means it is important to be clear about our terms and their meanings. For this […]

Description Term Paper: If you choose to write a term paper, it should either be 3-5 pages (if you are in English 192) This paper should focus on at least one of the works in class, should include at least one outside source (if you are in English 192) You are permitted to pick your […]

Question: Drawing on the readings on South Africa, Brazil, and Russia, write an essay that discusses costs and benefits of hosting the World Cup.(must be at least 700 words) A note about citation: use parenthetical notations when making reference to information and ideas contained in an assigned text or video. For example: (Sellstrom 2010: 7; […]

Description The first part of this assignment will help you “flesh out” your topic. Take 10-15 minutes to free write about your topic. Chapters 4 and 5 in your textbook can help you decide what kind of free writing you want to do, but don’t feel restricted by one genre. Write down everything that pertains […]

Description Essay #4 (Poetry) Major Essays: The majority of your grade in this course comes from a sequence of papers based on the assigned literature. This assignment should use at least 3 sources. Two sources should be scholarly books or articles (secondary sources) published within the last ten years. One source will be your textbook […]

Description Responses: You will write two response papers (if you are in English 192) . These response papers should focus on a particular work, should be 1-2 pages, and should expand on some concept you are interested in that’s connected to the work. They should absolutely NOT be recaps of the plot. You can focus […]

Description This assignment is designed to help you understand the differences between qualitative and quantitative research designs, as well as select the appropriate method for the research question you have been working on throughout the course.   Step 1: Restate your Week 1 research question and select the type of research (quantitative or qualitative) that […]

Description DIRECTIONS: It is now time to write the Shakespeare Literary Analysis Essay. Write 4- to 6-paragraphs to argue a response to one of the following prompts: Argue whether the use of clever language works to develop the plot and comedy in The Taming of the Shrew.   Argue whether comedic devices work to develop […]