Homework for week of 10/16

Your work revolves around two main tasks (okay, three):
1. Write a thesis and then essay  on The Bridge of San Luis Rey.
Here is the prompt from last week:
In works of literature, past events can affect, positively or negatively, the present actions, attitudes, or values of a character. Choose a novel or play (in this case BOSLR) in which a character must contend with some aspect of the past, either personal or societal. Then write an essay in which you show how the character’s relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.

Here are some sample on demand essays (they will differ in introduction and evidence) with explanations of scores: Samples and scores

As you begin this process, please read through some advice from The University of Chicago. Hopefully, it will explain why I am annoying you about specifics and  complexity:
Differences between high school and college writing
Suggested process for drafting and revision

Nitty-gritty:
The paper should be 3-4 pages in length (750-1,000 words) in 12 pt Times New Roman font.
It should contain a lively and complex thesis.
It should contain direct textual evidence.
It should have impeccable MLA formatting.

Deadlines:
Draft a thesis by block day.
Draft two paragraphs by Friday.
Draft of paper by Monday, 10/21. (Completed and polished.)
Partner review by Monday night.
Revised draft by block day, 10/23 or 10/24

2. If you haven't done so already, revise your college essay for Friday, October 18.
3. Begin reading your literary research text and annotate. Eventually, you'll have to complete a literary elements chart. I have shared the document with you on Google Drive. Here is an exemplar for the assignment, although the format is slightly different: Exemplar literary elements chart. Text annotations or notes, literary elements chart and letter will be due on Friday, November 1,