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Textual Analysis EssayPlease watch the movie Saturday night fever fully and write an literary analyzes on the movieLink to the movie is here…. site has a couple commercials just wait and watch the movie.Three to Six pages with Three Sources in MLA FormatDon’t write what you think you ought to say; instead, write what you see and what you feel.  Read a story and find the central message.  The message should not be a cliché nor anything that you have heard before.  The message should be fresh and non-obvious.  To find an interesting message, you must read between the lines and find a subtext.  In the subtext is the wisdom.         Make the message your thesis statement.For example, Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham shows that a narrow-minded attitude turns one into a life-hating curmudgeon, but when one tries something new with someone new, for the sake of trying something, one turns into a cosmopolitan with a newfound zeal for life and a variety of experiences.  You can call the essay, “From Fool to Foody: Finding the Spice of Life in Green Eggs and Ham.”OrganizationYour first paragraph should be devoted to explaining your thesis statement.  Can you explain what you mean by your claim in different ways?  Do what you can to clarify the thesis statement as if you were talking to a neighbor or a friend.  Do not write sweeping generalizations like “People have always had an aversion to unusual food.”  Sweeping generalizations always fall under one of two categories: the obviously right and the obviously wrong.  Don’t state the obvious like “All people eat food.”           Your body paragraphs should be a series of sub claims (topic sentences) which are supported with evidence and analysis.  Each paragraph should look as follows:       Topic SentenceClarificationContextualization of Evidence (Brief Summary)of EvidenceAnalysis of EvidenceRepeat the processes.  Ideally, you should follow your curiosity, ask lots of why-questions, and write with your natural voice.  After you’ve written naturally flowing analysis, then conform your writing to the organizational outline.Your last paragraph should not—not—restate the thesis statement and the major points.  I said don’t restate your thesis statement and the three major points.  If you restate your thesis statement et cetera, you will bore the reader to tears and lose points.  A conclusion should be, ideally, an emphatic statement in which the reader has been prepared.  Don’t write “in conclusion.”What I’ll Be Looking ForWrite for clarity and flow, not for fancy words that sound intellectual or poetic.         Genuine curiosity and passion.  You can’t fake that!Don’t come off as a pseudo-intellectual, half-baked poet trying to sound like you are truly fascinated.Sentences with short subjects and lively verbs.  The sentences should end as soon as possible, and they should end on a good word.Write narrowly-focused paragraphs.Write a narrow, original, and arguable thesis statement.  That is, a non-obvious claim that goes against the grain of clichéd thinking.Close reading of the text with sound logic and penetrating analysis.Write in the third person.The absence of the following words: very, truly, only, just, ever, never, all, way, how, actually, still, also, plethora, copious, numerous, positive, negative, impact, and being.Write “being” after the word “human.”  “Being” should be used when referring to someone’s or some creature’s beingness.Don’t write the word “individual” unless you are distinguishing someone from a group.Accurate pronouns.Not repeating words in a sentence.Don’t write “that is” and “that are.”Proper MLA formatting.         Learning ObjectivesTo discover the rich treasures of the wisdom tradition.To discover the pleasure of writing a graceful sentence.To cultivate a sharp analytical mind.To articulate a complex idea in a clear manner.To follow curiosity into a world of unfolding mystery.

YEAR 8TEHAMA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLENGLISH FIRST LANGUAGEPAPER 2APRIL 2021WRITING EXAMMARKS: 40INSTRUCTIONS:This question paper consists of TWO sections.Answer ONE question from each section.Indicate clearly which topic you have chosen in EACH section.Provide your written piece with a title.Stick to the required amount of words for each section.Indicate clearly how many words you have written for each piece.Make sure your written piece has an introduction, a body of paragraphs and a conclusion.Write neatly and legibly.Marks are deducted for errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation.Marks will be deducted for late submission.SECTION A: ESSAY / LONGER PIECE OF WRITINGChoose ONE of the following topics:Length: 350 – 400 wordsDESCRIPTIVE ESSAYChoose a place you have been recently that you want to visit again.Say where this place is and describe what it is like there.Describe why you like this place.Describe images, sights, sounds and smells of this place.Give reasons why you want to visit this place again.ORNARRATIVE ESSAYWrite a story about an experience that you think, has only happened to you!25 marksSECTION B: SHORTER PIECE OF WRITINGChoose ONE of the following topics.Length: 200 – 250 wordsLETTERYou are going on a family holiday but your brother / sister cannot join the group.Your parents have said you can invite a friend instead.Write a letter to your friend invitinghim / her to join you on holiday with your family.In your letter you should:Explain why your brother / sister is unable to go.Describe where you are going.Mention what you intend doing on the holiday.Say why your friend should come along.ORDIALOGUEYour parents have plans of what career job you should do one day and where you should study. You have a differentidea of what you want to become.Construct the dialogue between you and your parent / parents about your different dreams.In your dialogue you should:Inform them about your idea.Try to convince them about your new choice.Come to some sort of conclusion about your future.15 marks

What is the difference between behavior and attitudes?

Write an essay on one of the topics below. Your essay should present a clear, well-supported argument (thesis). Please refer to three course texts in your answer. Please state your thesis in the introduction, define key terms, and provide concrete examples and quotations to back up your claims.The essay should be approximately five (substantial) paragraphs long. Please indicate the essay topic that you chose to answer.1. What is intertextuality? Make a clear argument about how three course texts exemplify the concept. Be sure to identify how the texts are similar and different insofar as the use of intertextual references is concerned.or2. Discuss three course texts that modernize earlier stories to make them relevant for new readers or audiences. In your assessment, how exactly do the authors (or filmmaker) update the earlier stories why? Be sure to present an overarching thesis that connects your chosen texts.or3. What role does genre play in storytelling? Is it possible for a writer (or filmmaker) to usegeneric conventions while also creating a work that is innovative? Make an argument aboutthree course texts whose creators rely on generic conventions yet who use thoseconventions in new and interesting ways.Course texts• Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (Broadview)• George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion (Penguin)• Ira Levin, The Stepford Wives (HarperCollins)• Victor LaLavalle’s Destroyer (Boom!)• Christie, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (HarperCollins)• Salman Rushdie, Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Penguin)• Optional film: Get Out (dir. Peele, 2017)

Differences in opinions can be barriers to early childhood educators and families forming productive partnerships. Consider the following statement:Early Childhood Educators have a vast amount of knowledge that families do not have; therefore, it is our responsibility to teach families as well as their children.In your initial post:Do you agree with this statement: why or why not?As an early childhood educator, how does this statement make you feel? As a family member, how does it make you feel?

Select a person who is well-known globally who is respected as an excellent speaker.  In your response, give a brief description of this speaker (in paragraph one ).  Explain why you are impressed by this person’s oratorical abilities. What have you learned about his/her speaking style and how has it been helpful to you?

Readers and literary critics continue to debate Offred’s heroism in The Handmaid’s Tale. Some feel that Offred is a heroic rebel because she tells the story of her life as a Handmaid in a society where doing so could result in her torture or even death. Others feel that since she takes no direct action against the Republic of Gilead – unlike Moira and Ofglen, who do – that she fails to demonstrate heroic qualities or behaviors.Students selecting this topic need to present a focused, organized analysis that demonstrates specific reasons they believe that Offred is either a heroic figure or not. These specific reasons will be supported by quoted material from passages in the novel that “show” Offred’s beliefs or behaviors in ways that clearly support your thesis.Successful essays will ALSO demonstrate awareness of the counter-arguments to whatever stand on the issue the writer decides to take. Arguments that Offred is or is not a heroic figure are only strengthened when writers focus on an argument that does NOT support their claims, then prove why those counter-arguments are incomplete or less successful by providing direct quotations from the novel in support.Please note: “Book Report”-style essays (ones that use a lot of summary without providing enough evidence of the student’s own analysis / critical thinking skills) will receive low (possibly even non-passing) grades. DO NOT spend too much time writing about “what happens.” Instead, explain to the reader “WHY do events happen the way they do?” or “HOW do issues raised in the articles help readers to better understand the reasons why men in Atwood’s novel thought replacing America with the Republic of Gilead would be beneficial?”

From talk radio to television shows, from popular magazines to web blogs, ordinary citizens, political figures and entertainers express their opinions on a wide range of topics. Are these opinions worthwhile? Does the expression of such opinions foster democratic values?Write an essay in which you take a position on the value of such public staements of opinions, supporting your view with appropriate evidence

Compose a Cause and Effect Essay discussing the effects of stress on either you personally or on college students in general.  If you used information other than common knowledge, you must cite the sources using MLA format.  This essay needs to be in MLA Format.  See page 355+  in the Bedford Handbook for a sample paper with Works Cited page.  This essay needs to be in the 5 paragraph format and not longer than two typed pages.  See pages 304+in the BH for documenting sources in MLA Style.    The essay is due on Thursday, April 8, but the assignment portal will remain open until 4/9.    The essay will need to be uploaded for plagiarism check.  See your BH for ways to avoid plagiarism in your writing.    Use information from the class lecture on stress from Dr. Tapley and Ms. Velasquez and see p. 345 in the BH on how to document from a class lecture in your essay.  JM

THESIS: A clear sentence that states the main argument of your paper that includes the central reason.  Use the word “because.”ARGUMENT #1: Analysze and Critique Augustine’s theory of the Freedom of the Will as a foundational principle in Christian political thought and identify a clear outcome for Justice in:ARGUMENT #2: how it constructs justice for the City of ManARGUMENT #3: how it constructs justice for the City of God.COUNTER-ARGUMENT: Find the opposite idea of the thesis. What is missing/hiding? State the truth in the opposition.COUNTER the COUNTER: Synthesize the ideas and demonstrate how your argument is superior.CONCLUSION: Bring it home!Your paper should be 4-6 pages (double-spaced, standard font & margins). You should employ an in-text citation style. No secondary sources are permitted.must only use Augustine Political Writings book as sole source. NO secondary sources.