Identify a central theme in the reading 'Cathedral".identifyoneofitsthemes.Explainwhyandhowthisidea ispresentinthestory.Youmust usetextualevidencetosupportyourclaims.Someideastothinkabout:• Whatdoes“Cathedral” tellusabouttrueblindness orwhatitmeanstoreallysee?• Thereisanexpressionthatgoes“aneyeforaneyeleaves everyone blind”.Does“Saboteur” showexemplifythis?Or doesitmoreillustratethat“amanwhodesiresrevengeshoulddigtwograves”.Theintroductionshouldbeabriefsummarythatendsin athematicstatement.Andeachbodyparagraphshouldstartwithaclaimabouta momentinthestory,followedbyasummaryofandquotefromthemoment,thenaparaphrase ofthequote,andanexplanationofhowthemomentsupportsyourthesis/thematicstatement. Eachmomentshouldcomefromdifferentpartsofthestoryandbepresentedintheorderthattheyappearin(thebeginning,themiddle,andtheend).Altogether,thesemomentsshouldshowthateverypartofthestorysupportsyourclaimaboutthestory’soverallmeaning/theme.Evaluation:Youwillbegradedon• Yourthesisandreading/interpretation(Thisshouldbeclearinyourintroduction)• Yoursupportofyourclaims:logic,paraphrase,andquotesfromtheprimarysource• HowwellyouincorporateandsitequotesusingMLAformat• Theclarityofyourexpression,grammar,andsyntax
Microsoft Word - thematic essay 201 assignment.doc English201 Spring2020 Essay#1:TheShortStory/Prose Identifyanddiscussacentralthemethatyouseeineither“Cathedral”or“Saboteur”. FinalDraftDue: February24bytheendoftheday(SubmitviathelinkonBlackboard) Specifications: 500-600words,typed,double-spaced,12-font,TimesNewRoman Description: Chooseoneofthestorieswe’vereadsofarthissemesterandidentifyoneofits themes.Explainwhyandhowthisideaispresentinthestory.Youmustuse textualevidencetosupportyourclaims. Someideastothinkabout: • Whatdoes“Cathedral”tellusabouttrueblindnessorwhatitmeanstoreally see? • Thereisanexpressionthatgoes“aneyeforaneyeleaveseveryoneblind”. Does“Saboteur”showexemplifythis?Ordoesitmoreillustratethat“aman whodesiresrevengeshoulddigtwograves”. Theintroductionshouldbeabriefsummarythatendsinathematicstatement.And eachbodyparagraphshouldstartwithaclaimaboutamomentinthestory, followedbyasummaryofandquotefromthemoment,thenaparaphraseofthe quote,andanexplanationofhowthemomentsupportsyourthesis/thematic statement.Eachmomentshouldcomefromdifferentpartsofthestoryandbe presentedintheorderthattheyappearin(thebeginning,themiddle,andtheend). Altogether,thesemomentsshouldshowthateverypartofthestorysupportsyour claimaboutthestory’soverallmeaning/theme. Evaluation: Youwillbegradedon • Yourthesisandreading/interpretation(Thisshouldbeclearinyour introduction) • Yoursupportofyourclaims:logic,paraphrase,andquotesfromtheprimary source • HowwellyouincorporateandsitequotesusingMLAformat • Theclarityofyourexpression,grammar,andsyntax