English Article Writing

Small assignment - one paragraph. Story is attached.

  

Write a one-paragraph (minimum 10 sentences) analysis of the story for each of the two types of criticism.. For each paragraph, include:

· A hook.

· A brief summary.

· An arguable thesis related to the type of criticism and the theme of the story.

· At least 2 embedded/direct quotations from the text that support your thesis with a lead in and commentary for each.

· A thesis echo.

· A clincher.

  

  

Type of Criticism

 

Historical

A school of thought   that looks at how a text defines and is defined by the time period in which   it was written.

· What   is the historical context of the text?

· What   is the author's history?

· What   evidence of history is in the text?

· What   is the text saying about that era of history?

 

Reader Response

A school of thought   that focuses on the reader's (or "audience's") experience of a   literary work.

· How   does the text affect the reader emotionally?

· What   does the text teach the reader?

· What   does the reader experience through the text?