writing essay

Sonny’s Blues (Baldwin); Everyday Use (Walker); The Story of an Hour (Chopin); The Storm (Chopin); Desiree’s Baby (Chopin); Little Red Riding Hood (Perault); Little Red Cap (Grimm); The Company of Wolves (Carter).

Choose a short story listed above and make a claim (a written statement that others will consider to be true) about it. You can choose to write about an issue in the story, point of view, characters, setting, imagery, language, or the theme. Your claim must be supported with evidence from the text.
Here are some guidelines that will help you write this paper:
Reread the story and make annotations
Your main claim will be the thesis (overall main point) of your essay.
Aim to persuade. Provide your reader a new perspective when analyzing this story.
Consider your audience (peers and instructor)
Begin the essay with an attention grabber
Gather evidence and support for your argument (you will not need outside sources for this essay). Pull quotes from the story to illustrate your main points. Make sure quotes are relevant to your thesis statement and support your claim. Do not start or end paragraphs with quotations. Use transitions and proofread several times to avoid making CWM’s. Include an attached Works Cited page.
Your essay should be 750-1000 words and formatted in 12 point font. Please double-space.

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The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

Theme: Oppression of Women in the Society

Kate Chopin’s story of an hour is the interplay between marriage, love and oppression. She wrote the story in the late nineteenth century with one of the prominent themes being the oppression of women. During these early years, women were viewed as inferior with the society imposing rules that stifled them both physically and mentally.

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