Portland State University A Rose for Emily and Theme for English B Analysis Paper

Assignment #3 Memoir or Literary Analysis (Choose only one)

Read!

Required Reading for The Norton Field Guide

For Memoirs

5e “Memoirs” pages 224-232

5e Memoir examples: pages 882-913

5e “Generating Ideas and Text” pages 331-339

5e “Drafting” pages 30-342

5e “Dialogue” pages 452-456 or 4e pages 408-413

Write!

Write a 6-10 page Memoir using the reading above as a guide. Make sure to include a central theme.

or

For Literary Analysis

5e “Literary Analysis” pages 211-223

Literary Analyses examples: pages 837-850

5e Literary Analysis reading list:

“A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner

“The First Book” by Rita Dove

“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

“Theme for B English” by Langston Hughes

5e “Generating Ideas and Text” pages 331-339

5e “Drafting” pages 30-342

Other readings (You can find the pdf’s of these online)

“Death by Landscape” by Margaret Atwood

“The Swimmer” by John Cheever

“Popular Mechanics” by Raymond Carver

“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin

“Any Minute Mom Should Come Blasting Through the Door” by David Ordan

I ALREADY HAVE SOME OF THE PAGES DONE OUT OF 6 I WONDERING IF YOU COULD WRITE THE REST. I ONLY NEED 4 MORE PAGES