Among these short stories you may choose from the following list ONLY:
The Little Match Girl
To Build a Fire
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
A Dark Brown Dog
The Monkey's Paw
Eve's Diary
My Kinsman, Major Molineux
Young Goodman Brown
The Minister's Black Veil
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Bartleby, the Scrivener
On the Gull's Road
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
Scarlet Stockings
Essay Instructions: Paragraph 1--a fully-developed paragraph (200 words minimum), where you identify the following elements:
title of story, author, date of publication setting characters plot Make sure that you end this paragraph with a strong thesis statement. (https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/thesis_def.html)
4. Paragraphs 2 and 3--at least 250 words in each paragraph: explain your interpretation of this story. Use sufficient and specific evidence to directly support your thesis. Note that your interpretation is only one of the many possible meanings that the author is trying to convey and is a point over which reasonable people may disagree. Be sure to discuss how your researched interpretations of the story compare to your own interpretations (if there is disagreement).
5. Correctly cite the sources of your researched interpretations. You will find information regarding correct citation protocol in the Student Resources folder on the content menu. Be sure to use SPELL CHECK and proof read your essay.
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