ENG4U A Raisin in the Sun and The Great Gatsby Essay Assignment Literary Analysi

ENG4U
A Raisin in the Sun and The Great Gatsby Essay Assignment Literary Analysis Essay
Essay Prompt:
Choose ONE (1) of the major themes from either A Raisin in the Sun or The
Great Gatsby and examine why this theme is important to our
understanding of the novel/play as a whole.
Themes in A Raisin in the Sun:
● Hopes and Dreams
● Racial Discrimination/Segregation
● Sacrifice
● Assimilation
● Afrocentrism
● Family
● Money
● Dignity
● Respect
● Search for Self-Identity
Themes in The Great Gatsby:
● American Dream
● Society and Class
● Love and Marriage
● Betrayal
● Money, materialism and greed
● Morality and Ethics
● Death and failure
● Appearance vs.reality
Step 1: Essay Plan and Outline
You will need to brainstorm ideas. Once complete, you will need to transfer your ideas to the essay outline I have provided. You are required to include:
● A strong, clear thesis statement that showcases your 3 points
● Three clear supporting points with specific examples from the text and detailed explanations.
Each supporting point must have two (2) examples( direct quotations) from the text
Step 2: The Essay
Once you have completed your essay outline, it will be your responsibility to fully develop the components of your outline into a complete and robust essay.
Essay Requirements:
Your essays should meet the following criteria for evaluation:
❏ 5-paragraph essay structure
❏ Clear and consistent language
❏ Be well organized and easy to follow
❏ Be well-developed
❏ Show care in communication, with attention to spelling, grammar and punctuation ❏ Be approximately 500-750 words in length (2-3 pages)
❏ BetypedusingTimesNewRoman(12)orArial(11)fonts
❏ Be double-spaced
❏ UseMLAformatting
❏ Use transition words to help with flow of ideas
❏ Includein-textcitationsandaWorksCitedpageinMLAformat