Write an essay examining how a story of your choosing makes a statement about a social issue (class, race, gender, ageism, cultural identity).

Assignment

Respond to one of the following prompts in a 3-5 page fiction response essay. Your essay should be in MLA format, make use of support from the story or stories chosen (using quotation, summary and/or paraphrase) and should include citations in-text and on a Works Cited page.

Write an essay examining how a story of your choosing makes a statement about a social issue (class, race, gender, ageism, cultural identity).

What claim does the story seem to be making?

How does it use literary devices to illustrate its point?

What characters seem to be speaking on behalf of the theme?

Write an essay examining how a story of your choosing makes a statement about a social issue (class, race, gender, ageism, cultural identity).
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