ENG202 ENG/202 ENG 202 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT THESIS AND SOURCE LIST FOR FINAL ESSAY D O W N LOA D H E R E Thesis and Source List for Final Essay. For this assignment, you are to choose a topic for the final essay, create three viable thesis statements, and provide three scholarly secondary sources with which to begin your writing. The topics from which you may choose are listed below. This assignment should apply the following: a. Write three viable thesis statements that contain both the argument you will make for your topic and the evidentiary support (literary elements) that you will use. b. Demonstrate an ability to conduct research by presenting three scholarly secondary sources on your topic of choice. You will find that your research will help you to formulate your thesis. Possible Essay Topics (Choose One) Write a comparative analysis of a pair of poems from the text book which have a similar theme and were written from the late 19th century on. Compare and contrast such aspects as (a) situation and point of view, (b) figurative language, (c) tone, (d) diction, (e) versification, and (f) rhyme scheme or stanza form. You do not need use these specific elements but rather focus on those elements that lend themselves to a significant comparison. In conclusion, in what respects does each poem exhibit the individual style of its author and in what respects does it belong to a “school” (Modernism, Postmodernism, Harlem Renaissance, etc)? Susan Glaspell and Eugene O’Neill are credited with the creation of an authentic American drama. (McMichael & Leonard, 2011, p. 1708). Choose from The Hairy Ape or from Trifles and create a well-written essay arguing how the story or characters in the play are authentic to the American experience. What aspect of the American experience do they portray? You need only choose one aspect and argue it well with examples from the play. However, you should use multiple literary elements to support your argument. Compare and contrast the writing of Leslie Marmon Silko and Louise Erdrich. How do these writers’ depictions of the
Native American experience in America differ? What commonalities do they share? You should use multiple literary elements to support your argument. Choose one writer of the Depression Era and indicate how his or her work captured the spirit of American social consciousness of the time. Choose one or two of his or her works for this topic. You should use multiple literary elements to support your argument. Who were the Beatniks and what social ideologies did they reflect and impact in America? Choose one or two of their works for this topic. You should use multiple literary elements to support your argument. The status of women changed politically and socially in drastic measure throughout American history. Choose the writing of two American women poets, playwrights, or prose writers. Indicate how the writing of the authors voiced commonalities of American women experiences. Choose one or two of their works for this topic. You should use multiple literary elements to support your argument. Creating a Viable Thesis The thesis will tell your reader what to expect in your essay. You may use the Thesis Generator in the Ashford Writing Center to help with this assignment; however, you may need to refine the thesis suggestions the software gives you. Keep in mind, your arguments in your essay must center on the literature you are studying. Rather than use a biographical focus, your essay must explore literary elements. Your Assignment must be in APA format and must: Include three viable thesis statements. Provide three scholarly secondary sources in proper APA style. Be formatted according to APA style, 6th edition. Include a title and reference pages. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course.