below is the essay #4 assignment. The morning class should note that there are a few changes to the assignment from what i handed out on monday. So, you should read it over to see the changes.
here it is:
English 102—4th
Formal Essay —McFarland—Fall—2014
For
this essay you will be looking at Chris McCandless and our book Into The Wild in order to generate a
discussion about Chris’ actions that he takes through the course of his short
life. The following questions are intended to offer some guidance to you as you
build your paper. You do not need to answer all of them. 4-5-6 questions will do. Remember that
paragraph topic sentences should start with concepts—concepts that will be
taken from your sophisticated and full answers to the questions.
You
should do Rule of 3 for each of the questions. (Or at least 2.)
Why does it seem that Chris turns his back on
his family?
Is Chris justified in doing this? Why or why
not?
Is it ever justified to turn your back on
your family? Why or why not?
Is there any value in disconnecting from
family (and friends for that matter)?
What does Chris turn towards—that is, what
becomes important to him?
Does it matter what you turn towards
if you turn your back on family or friends?
What does it mean to “waaste your life”?
What role does time alone play in living a
“good life.”
What does it mean to live a “good life”?
If you lead what you think is a good life,
but other people are hurt by your choices, can you still say you have lead a
good life?
What is your opinion of how Chris lived his
life?
In order to support
your points, you need to use the ideas found in the book, the movie, and in any
other handouts, books, etc. that we have access to. You should see if Passion
and Purpose movies can be integrated into the paper.
You must average a minimum
of 1-2 short quotes per paragraph.
Quote length in a
paper of this length should be no more than 1-2 lines. You need to cite the
page number of the book when quoting from Into
the Wild.
The essay’s page
minimum is 6 full pages…(BNDJTM…)
Be careful that you don’t simply retell the
novel. Use the episodes to
SUPPORT the analytic points you want to make. Paragraph topic sentences should
not start with plot types of phrases, but rather with concepts. Paragraph topic
sentences should also feature KEYWORDS, which are taken from the essay
assignment questions.
What are the
Keywords/keyword phrases?
The paper is due on
Friday December 19. You will be emailing
it to me. Pls email it to BOTH of my
email addresses
First draft is due
on the day of our final, which is________________________
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