English

#1 journal 3

Word Count: 500 words or more

Format: MLA essay format (introduction, body, conclusion, Times New Roman, 12 pt font, double spacing). Make sure to include in-text citations and a works cited page.

A Raisin in the Sun: Analyze the conflict in Act 1 of  A Raisin in the Sun (you may read ahead and analyze the entire play if you wish). Ideas to consider (you do not have to address all of these—these questions are just to get your ideas flowing):

1. What are each of the character’s goals? How do those goals align or conflict?

2. What are the sources of tension/conflict between the characters?

3. How do you think societal pressures contribute to these conflicts?

4. Which characters do you sympathize most with, and why?

5. How does the historical context of this play relate to the major conflict of the play?

6. How do the conflicts in the play connect to larger themes?

#2 1 journal 4

Prompt: Analyze one of the poems we covered in Week 11 or 12. You may also compare two poems to each other, as long as those poems have something in common (such as subject, time period, literary movement, or poetic form). You may also compare two poems by the same author, as long as we covered one of those poems in class (for example, you could compare “Ode to a Nightingale” by John Keats to “Ode on a Grecian Urn”, also by John Keats).

Ideas to consider:

What do you think the poem means?

How does the form (sonnet, free-verse, etc.) relate to the theme of the poem?

Does the author use symbolism? If so, explain what you think is a symbol, what it represents, and why.

What do you think the purpose of the poem is?

How does the author’s use of language convey or reflect the themes of the poem?