08 Aug Analyze the irony in Franklin’s writing.
Submit a 250 word (min.) analysis of a literary work assigned this week. To do this:
- First, pick a literary element or device that you think is important to the story/poem/play from the Literary Terms and Movements handout.
- Create a thesis analyzing the importance of the term to the literary work (identify the term and text in the thesis). Ex: Literary movement X is important to writer Y’s story because…
- Analyze (rather than summarize) the text. Don’t just restate what happens; instead, make an argument about how the term is relevant to the text.
- Use cited quotes from the text as support to substantiate your analysis (required).
- Use APA format.
- No research is required unless you need to look up the term from the Lliterary Terms & Movements handout. If you do use an outside source, include a full reference entry and citation and do not rely on sources that analyze the primary text for you. Emphasize your own thoughts on the literary device or element in the work; do not rely on a source to tell you how the device is important to the text.
Options for Week 1 Journals:
- Analyze the figurative language in either Edwards or the creation stories
- Analyze the irony in Franklin’s writing.
- Analyze the point of view of the Columbus letters. Note that he writes in 1st person. How does this affect the reliability/credibility of the story/details he provides. Are there moments where he is trying to persuade his reader(s) to do something in his best interest? Are there moments that seem exaggerated or embellished? Do you trust the account in his 1st person point of view.
- *If you’d like to go in a different direction, let me know before you start writing.
