Literary Settings

Select one of stories or poems to write about.Alexie, S. (2017). This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona. In L.Kirszner& S.Mandell(Eds.), Portable literature: Reading, reacting, writing, 9thed (pps. 205-216). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. (Original work published 1993)Whitman, W. (2017). I hear America singing. In L.Kirszner& S.Mandell(Eds.), Portable literature: Reading, reacting, writing, 9thed (p. 795). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. (Original work published 1867)Hughes, L. (2020/1926). I, Too. American Literature. Tan, A. (2017). Two kinds. In L. Kirszner & S. Mandell (Eds.), Portable literature: Reading, reacting, writing, 9thed (pp. 471-480). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. (Original work published 1989)? Your audience for this essay is people who have read thestories/poems.? Use text examples to support your answer. ? Your essay will have the following components: o A title page o An Introductiono A thesis at the end of the introduction that clearly states how setting affects the story o Supporting sections that defend your thesis/focus of the essayo Text support with properly cited in-text citationso A concluding paragraph o A reference page with the short story citation Requirements:• Length and format: At least 2 pages. • The title page and reference page are also required, but they should not be factored into the 2-page length of the essay. • The paper should be double spaced with 1-inch margins. Choice of fonts: 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial,12-point Times New Roman. Essay should conform to APA formatting and citation style. • Use the third-person, objective voice, avoiding personal pronouns such as “I,” “you,” “we,” etc. • Please use the short story sources and any outside sources you need to create a properly formatted APA reference page.• Use APA format for in-text citations and references when using outside sources and textual evidence. • Skills to be assessed with this assignment: creating effective thesis statements, incorporating text, responding to literature.