Purpose: This assignment will enable you to discover how a playwright’s use of

Purpose:
This assignment will enable you to discover how a playwright’s use of
elements such as character, dialogue, setting, plot, and time period
work together to enhance the themes of a drama. You will conduct a
close reading of your chosen drama and discuss the playwright’s use of
these devices in his or her structuring and composition of the script.
You will also incorporate at least one scholarly source into your
analysis. Applying a close reading and composing a literary analysis
will prepare you for the many texts that you will read, summarize, and
discuss in your future studies and in the workplace.
Task:
Write an essay that explores how and why key elements such as character or symbols from the drama POOF! relate to one or two of the themes from Unit 1 in a particular way, using at least one scholarly source. Review what you learned from Unit 4.1 Discussion – Exploring Themes in Drama. Some important contexts you may to consider are:
The dialogue
The setting
The plot
The cultural context
The time period in which the drama was written (vs. the one in which it is set, if applicable)
Your essay should incorporate details and quotes from the play (using parenthetical documentation with the playwright’s name), integrate them logically and grammatically, and you should use your own words to elaborate on the function and meaning of the details and quotes you use as evidence.
Be sure to maintain an appropriate academic tone (no slang, second-person [“you,” “we”], contractions, etc.)
Leave time to submit your draft to Free Tutoring at Tutor.comTutor.com multiple times during the revision process!
Please refer to the Purdue Online Writing Lab for MLA formatting and style guide.
Submit your final paper in the Unit 4 Essay: Analysis of a Play (under
“Assignments”). Remember, your instructor will be able to see your
Turnitin results – both your similarity percentage and any phrases or
language that appear elsewhere, either online or in TurnItIn’s database
of prior student work, so ensure that your work is scrupulous in its citations and adheres to the standards of academic honesty. Only appropriate scholarly
sources are needed or encouraged and should be correctly cited.
Plagiarism, as always, will not be tolerated. Please ask if you have
any questions about citation or academic honesty.
When
writing your essay, the goal is to demonstrate what spin the play has
on one or two particular themes. Be specific about the ways the theme is
used and how the play’s use of time period, character, dialogue, and
setting develop a deeper meaning to the theme. Provide details,
including cited direct quotes from the play. Don’t forget that you must
comment on the quotes you use to explain why they are significant.
File submissions: Please submit your file as a DOC.X or PDF file.
Grading Criteria:
The specificity and development of your synthesized ideas about the drama
Your supporting claims, logic, and organization
The quality of your writing, to include paragraph development and organization: topic sentences, conclusions, transitions, etc.
Your engagement with the text (how you explain your examples, your choice of supporting quotations)