3 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, SIZE 12
TIMES NEW ROMAN
USE
TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS
WELL.
This link will also help with MLA
questions: owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01
Refer to the class blog for outside
source info: http://eng102summer2.blogspot.com/
Pick ONE of the essay topics
below for your paper.
1)
One of the central themes found in
“The Lottery,” The Sisterhood of the Night,” and The Village is groupthink. Using at least TWO of these stories or
film to explain how it played a role in each story. Refer to the blog for
outside sources and be sure to use example from the primary texts as well as
the outside sources.
2)
Our class blog has a few articles
about the Salem Witch Hunt and Trials; use those (or other reliable outside
sources on the topic) to compare any similarities you see in “The Sisterhood of
the Night.” It is often referred to as an updated version of the Salem Witch
Hunt. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your
thesis.
3)
Three of the most important symbols
in “The Lottery” are the lottery itself, the black box and Old Man Warner.
Explain how these three symbols have larger meaning within the story. Use
examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
4)
Pick a few symbols from “The
Lottery” and “The Sisterhood of the Night” to explain how the stories address
tradition and/or the idea of groupthink. Use examples from the texts along with
outside sources to support your thesis.
5)
Discuss
the effects of Magical Stranger in Literature as seen in "The Handsomest
Drowned Man in the World", "The Temp" and Edward Scissorhands. Use at least two of these texts to display how
a “magical stranger” comes into the lives of these people and changes how they
look at themselves. Outside sources on different cultures would help answer
this question. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to
support your thesis.
6)
We also
discussed the importance society places on appearance when discussing "The
Handsomest Drowned Man in the World", "The Temp" and Edward Scissorhands. Use an example from
at least two of these texts to explain how appearance played a role in their
stories while discussing how important it is in today’s world. Use examples
from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
