RISING 10th GRADE for 2016-2017

As you relax under the

Palm trees this summer…

Choose:

The Awakening and Selected Stories

of Kate Chopin

(ISBN 978-0-451-52448-5)

OR:

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories

By Ambrose Bierce

(ISBN-13: 978-0-486-46657-6)

Both are available on Amazon ($4.95 and $4.00- see below for images)

Read your collection ofshort stories.

Then: choose your two favorite stories. Type up a one page persuasive essay for each story in which you try to convince me that your favorite stories would be the best stories to teach next year in American Lit I. Discuss the writing style, complexity, sophistication of vocabulary, use of symbolism, metaphors, imagery… themes, maturity level, and anything else relevant. The most convincing essay will focus on three major aspects of the story, not little bits of everything!

Academic integrity is essential. You may not use any outside sources. Do not share notes or ideas with your peers. Keep it a secret!

A convincing, concise, well written paper will earn a 100%

Plagiarism, whether in the form of sharing with peers, using Internet summaries or commentaries, will earn a 0%.

The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin (Signet Classic) Publisher: Signet Classics Paperback – 1976

by Kate Chopin (Author)

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) Paperback – May 19, 2008by Ambrose Bierce