The Assignment:

Read the materials available in this week's Learning Resources. Pay particular attention to the narrative elements and strategies presented as well as this week's vocabulary. Employ ONE of Plot or Setting as you analyze ONE of this week's short stories. Your analysis should be between 300 and 500 words. Make sure that your analysis focuses on elemental analysis rather than plot summary.

Your classwork will not be graded unless you do the following:

Submit your assignment on time. The due date is designated in this assignment.
Submit your assignment in Canvas. YOUR PAPER WILL BE CRAWLED BY TURNITIN!
Ensure that you have met the minimum word count.

Here are some other hints that will help you excel at this assignment -- and will hurt your grade greatly if you consistently ignore them:

Be sure to review the grading rubric associated with this assignment.
Consider the applicable terms provided for this week as you prepare your assignment.
When summarizing plot, be sure to use literary present tense. Instead of saying, Hamlet killed Polonius in Act III, say, Hamlet kills Polonius in Act III. Instead of saying, Hester Prynne wore the scarlet letter A, say, Hester Prynne wears the scarlet letter A.
Pay attention to the spelling and grammar checks that are present within your word processor. You may want to add additional digital aids to help you score the best you can.
Use textual support to back up your claims. Make sure your textual support adheres to MLA guidelines.
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Classwork Essay Rubric
Criteria	Full Marks:	Very Good:	Needs Work:	No Marks:
MLA Format	3 Points Full Marks The paper is formatted according to MLA guidelines: font and spacing, heading, page numbers, citations, and works cited are correct.	2 Points Very Good Formatting occasionally departs from MLA Guidelines: one of font and spacing, heading, citations, page numbers, or works cited page is not correct.	1Point Needs Work Formatting often departs from MLA Guidelines: two or three of heading, citations, page numbers or works cited are not correct.	0 Points No Marks MLA Guidelines are mostly ignored: Four or more of heading, citations, page numbers or works cited are not correct, OR a works cited page or in-text citations is/are not present.
Analysis	4 Points Full Marks The paper focuses on analysis. All claims include cited support in the form of quotation, paraphrase, or summary of relevant text.	3 Points Very Good Claims fail to include quotation, paraphrase, or summary from relevant text, or the cited text provides questionable support	2 Points Needs Work The paper is mostly summary, the analysis is superficial, or the analysis fails to include quotation, paraphrase, or summary from relevant text, or cited text is irrelevant to the claims made.	0 Points No Marks The paper merely summarizes the text, or the analysis is irrelevant.
Convention	3 Points Full Marks Spelling, Grammar, and Style do not detract from the paper.	2 Points Very Good Spelling, grammar, and style occasionally interrupt the paper's flow.	1 Point Needs Work Spelling, grammar, and style often interrupt the paper's flow	0 Points No Marks Spelling, grammar, and style seriously deter from the paper and/or sentence errors are present.