Homework for Week 10/11

Hey Guys, So just a reminder about the homework you've been doing over the weekend

1. Continue Reading the Novel up through "In Like Lion" (we're almost done guys, keep up the good work)

2. TYPED Thesis Statement and BRIEF outline of Essay #3: HERE IS AN EXAMPLE

     - So pick one of the three prompts from the previous email, and start to develop your argument of          for it.

Above is an example of an outline that you can model yours after. BUT ALL I WANT  (aside from your regular MLA header and title) is a THESIS statement, and BRIEF MAP of the different points/examples/chapters you might use to support your argument.

Essay #3 Prompt

Hey Class,

Here is the prompt for Essay #3. REMEMBER, YOU ONLY NEED TO PICK ONE OF THE 3 PROMPTS TO DEVELOP YOUR ESSAY ON, SO PICK THE ONE THAT YOU FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE WITH.

Essay #3 Prompts for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, by Sherman Alexie

Select ONLY ONE of the following essay prompts, and expand on it in a thoughtful discussion in which you use quotes from the novel to support your thinking. This essay needs an Introduction with a thesis statement, body paragraphs with topic sentences and quotes from the novel, and a conclusion that wraps everything up.

1. In Alexie’s book, Junior was certainly not the only person on his reservation to feel trapped, helpless, and hopeless. Why, when others on his reservation have given up, was Junior a survivor? What made him different from the others? Why does Junior succeed at leaving reservations life when others do not, and is the root of his success internal or external? Support your argument using specific examples from the novel, and cite them using MLA citation format. 

2. Consider the title of the book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and write an essay in which you examine Junior’s struggle for identity. In what ways does his identity change once he attends the white high school, and are there any ways that he remains the same person? How important is his sense of identity? Support your argument using specific examples from the novel, and cite them using MLA citation format. 

3. Hope and fear both play important, albeit competing, roles in shaping outcomes throughout the novel. Choose three characters and identify for each an instance in which his or her hopes and fears collide. For each instance, explain whether or not you believe the character’s hope or fear prevailed.

Essay etiquette:

No first person pronouns

No contracted words

No blanket statements without supporting quotes

No retelling of the plot

Be sure to proof read your paper by reading it out loud to yourself! Look over each comma, each period, each semi-colon. Check to make sure the topic sentences of each of your body paragraphs coordinate with your thesis statement.

3-5 Pages - TYPED

12 Point Font – Times New Roman

Follows MLA Format guidelines

Using at least 1 quote in EACH body paragraph