10/8 Sat: Essay DUE Uploaded in Moodle Prior to 1155Pm

English 431 Dr. LOverman Essay 1

10/8 Sat: Essay DUE uploaded in Moodle prior to 1155pm. Extra Credit LRC visit w/ proof: 10 extra credit points given ONCE for attending LRC during this essay’s drafting process, but you may go as many times as you need to.

WRITING TASK: SELECT ONE-TWO READINGS FROM IWL LIST BELOW, AND GILBERT & GUBAR’S "THE QUEEN'S LOOKING GLASS..." PIECE. IN AN ESSAY 4-5 PAGES (NOT INCLUDING WORKS CITED PAGE) IN LENGTH, ARGUE A MEANINGFUL CONNECTION YOU HAVE FOUND BETWEEN THEM.

Grounds for discussion: What does the work(s) tell readers about Images of Women in Literature and the critical issues that impact the images or emerge from them? It could be a theoretical lens that applies to the readings; creating comparisons/contrasts between the readings. Consider literary modes, poetic guidelines and techniques. Is POV, or setting, for example, especially important in the piece? Is there a symbol or figure of speech or voice that is particularly effective? Ask yourself what caused you to stop and think. . . . there are numerous possibilities.

1. Moodle Reading: Gilbert & Gubar’s “The Queen’s Looking Glass…” And 2. Images of Women in Literature (our anthology): a. "The Angel Over The Shoulder" (29) b. "Little Woman" (23) c. "A Wife's Story (58) d. "Cutting the Jewish Bride's Hair" (37) e. "Pressure for Pressure" (134) f. "Cihuatlyotl, Woman Alone" (163) g. "The Glamour Trap" (210) h. "Pretty" (226) i. "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" (317) j. “With No Immediate Cause" (324)

Your essay is NOT a research paper. It is an argument/position paper. The purpose of this essay is to render your interpretations and exploration in an analytical mode. Your thesis is driving the essay, not the combined contentions of other writers.

Your Purpose in Writing This Essay: Demonstrate your ability to look insightfully at a variety of genres within Images of Women in Literature. Argue a significant and meaningful way to interpret these texts. Present a clear, arguable, and provocative thesis. Support your argument with clear and appropriate evidence, taken from the texts and from outside critical sources. Illustrate your ability to correctly interpret critical sources. Demonstrate knowledge of the rhetorical and argumentative structures in organizing your essay. Illustrate the proper usage of MLA documentation, in text and in the Works Cited page. Exercise the skill of writing well-crafted sentences, utilizing standard edited American English.