ENG 300 Week 6 Assignment 2: Reading Analysis

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Assignment 2: Reading Analysis (covers content from Weeks 1–5)

Due Week 6 and worth 100 points

Respond to any two (2) of the fifteen (15) questions on the readings for Weeks 1–5.  Each question is worth (50) points. Write a 250 word response to each of the questions you select (about one double-spaced, typed page for each question).

Write a one page essay response to each question in which you:

1. Refer to specific details and examples from the author’s work(s) in order to support your points.
2. Write your essay in a clear, well-organized, and coherent manner.
3. Use complete sentences and correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
4. Revise and edit your essay as necessary.

Your assignment must:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the tile of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Write a critical essay with a focused controlling idea and with analysis that employs the areas listed above (themes, traditions, techniques, genres, and criticism).
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in short stories.
• Write clearly and concisely about short stories using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the essays, and language and writing skills.

Reading Analysis Questions: Choose two (2)

1. Analyze Chinua Achebe’s attitude toward his characters in “Civil Peace.” How does he convey that attitude in the story?

2. Explain the title of Bessie Head’s story, “The Collector of Treasures.” Who is the collector in the story, and what is the significance of the description? Identify and explain what the “treasures” in the story are.

3. Explain the title of Nadine Gordimer’s story, “A Soldier’s Embrace.” Analyze how the embrace serves as a symbol in the story. Discuss the character’s misgivings about having been kissed by two soldiers, one white and one black? What is the significance of her feelings in the story?

4. Analyze how Ngugi wa Thiong’o creates and builds suspense in his story, “The Return.” Comment on whether or not you expected the ending, and why you did or did not.

5. Analyze the use of the orange as a symbol in Ghassan Kanafani’s story, “The Land of Sad Oranges.” How does it relate to the ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel that is the setting for the story?