1. Assessment Options Option #1 Option #2 Option #3 LITERARY ANALYSIS
Write an analysis essay in which you compare and contrast the choices that Tan and Walker make in structuring their works and in elements of style such as figurative language, word choice, and/or syntax. Be sure to explain how these choices reinforce a common theme across the texts.
If you need help writing a compare-contrast essay: Here’s a resource to help organizing it.
Annotate your essay by marking your structural choices and transitions that signal your structure; by marking how you introduce and embed quotations and evidence; and by marking where you comment on the development of theme.
CREATIVE WRITING AND CREATIVE RE-WRITING
Write a paragraph narrating an event or sequence of events in chronological order (Fiction or Nonfiction are both acceptable)
Rewrite it using a non-chronological order, being sure to maintain clarity and meaning.
Highlight or annotate the transitions and phrases you used to control time and meaning.
Which one is more effective and interesting? Justify your answer.
PRACTICE EXEMPLIFICATION
Generate an argumentative topic of your choosing
Write an argument in which you develop at least two sustained examples to prove your thesis. Be sure to use the techniques you studied in Tan’s essay, including the use of dialogue, details, and commentary.
Annotate your own transitions and your structure choices