Write an 800 word essay that analyzes the process of Mathilde’s ruin in Guy de Maupassant’s "The Necklace."

You’ll want to read the Lecture Note on the Process Strategy and review the paragraph-length assignment you completed for this topic.  Remember that we’re organizing by POINT.  

You will write a compelling introductory paragraph (hook, topic, relevance, thesis) that ends with your thesis statement that makes the claim the essay will argue.  Your body paragraphs will begin with straightforward topic sentences and develop examples from the short story.  

You’ll also edit your work to ensure that your writing is free of language and usage errors.

You will NOT be using outside research; you will use only the story itself, our course materials, and personal and common knowledge.  You may NOT use any of the language in these instructions.  Please be sure to use your own words to summarize/paraphrase/refer to specific elements of the story. 

For this assignment, you must quote directly at least two passages from the story.  Your quotation must be punctuated properly with quotation marks and with an MLA style parenthetical citation (all of the quoted words together should not exceed 10% of your total word count–80 words total).  

All Mathilde wanted was "to be envied, to be charming, to be sought after" (Maupassant).

Had she the right clothes and jewelry, Mathilde "would have liked so much to please, to be envied, … to be sought after" (Maupassant).

You CAN use any of the original writing you’ve already done in your discussion posting or reading/paragraphing exercises…that’s what they’re for! 

In your essay, you will NOT be re-telling me the story, you’ll be using elements from that story to prove your point.  You can assume that your reader, your dear teacher, is familiar with the story and you can refer to characters and instances in general until you need to concentrate on a particular detail to prove your point.

For this assignment, your essay should have an original title, be MLA formatted, and include an MLA style Works Cited page for material included in a Canvas shell:

Maupassant, Guy de. "The Necklace."  Le Gaulois, 17 February 1884.  Canvas for English 101, compiled by Jenny Netto, Spring 2021, Modesto Junior College.  

 

2.  Write an 800 word essay that illustrates how William Faulkner’s "A Rose for Emily" reveals what happened to Homer Barron.

Please read our lecture note on the Illustration Strategy.  Also, review the paragraph-length assignment you completed for this topic.

You will write a compelling introductory paragraph (hook, topic, relevance, thesis) that ends with your thesis statement.  Your body paragraphs will begin with straightforward topic sentences and develop examples from the short story.  

You’ll also edit your work to ensure that your writing is free of language and usage errors.

You will NOT be using outside research; you will use only the story itself, our course materials, and personal and common knowledge.  You may NOT use any of the language in these instructions.  Please be sure to use your own words to summarize/paraphrase/refer to specific elements of the story. 

For this assignment, you must quote directly at least two passages from the story.  Your quotation must be punctuated properly with quotation marks and with an MLA style parenthetical citation (all of the quoted words together should not exceed 10% of your total word count–80 words total).  

When Emily’s father died, it took different visitors three days "to persuade her to let them dispose of the body" (Faulkner).

They also had a hard time "persuad[ing Emily] to let them dispose of [her father’s] body" (Faulkner). 

You CAN use any of the original writing you’ve already done in your discussion posting or reading/paragraphing exercises…that’s what they’re for! 

In your essay, you will NOT be re-telling me the story, you’ll be using elements from that story to prove your point.  You can assume that your reader, your dear teacher, is familiar with the story and you can refer to characters and instances in general until you need to concentrate on a particular detail to prove your point