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2. ENG 265 Week 1 Components of a Short Story For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 1 Components of a Short Story Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper defining the literary genre of short story using John Updike’s “A&P” as an example. Address the following points:  Explain how “A&P” is different from other genres of fiction you have read in the past.  Describe which standard characteristics of a short story are present in “A&P,” and which are missing, if any. Provide examples.

3. ENG 265 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 1 Short Story Analysis Worksheet For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 1 Short Story Analysis Worksheet Each week you will examine a short story and analyze it by giving short responses on each of the following topics: Themes, plot, setting, conflict, characterization, point of view, language, and a short reflection. Even though some of these topics are not discussed until later weeks, do your best to respond to each of them.

4. ENG 265 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 2 Short Story Analysis Worksheet For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 2 Short Story Analysis Worksheet Select a short story from this week’s readings (other than the one you are planning to use in the Short Story Plot and Setting Critique assignment).

5. ENG 265 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 2 Short Story Plot and Setting Critique For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 2 Short Story Plot and Setting Critique Select one of the short stories from this week’s reading (other than the one you have selected for your Short Story Analysis Worksheet). Write a 700- to 1,400-word critique on your selected short story. Address the following points:  Describe the plot and structure.

6. ENG 265 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 3 Short Story Analysis Worksheet For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 3 Short Story Analysis Worksheet Select a short story from this week’s readings (other than Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use,” which you will discuss in the Theme and Characterization Critique assignment).

7. ENG 265 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 3 Theme and Characterization Critique For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 3 Theme and Characterization Critique Write a 700- to 1,050-word critique of Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use.” Address the following in your critique:  Describe the short story’s principal theme.  Describe the use of characterization in the story.  Explain how characterization, plot, conflict, and setting all interact to help contribute to communicating the theme of the story.

8. ENG 265 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 4 Narrative Viewpoints Critique For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 4 Narrative Viewpoints Critique Write a 700- to 1,050-word critique of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “The Fall of the House of Usher.” Address the following in your critique:  Explain why you think Poe chose to use the narrative viewpoint he did to tell the short story.  Describe how the narrative viewpoint influences the story’s mood and tone.

9. ENG 265 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 5 Point of View Critique For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 5 Point of View Critique Write a 700- to 1,050-word critique of Mark Twain’s short story, “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” Address the following in your critique:  How does Twain’s use of diction in the story effect the tone? Is his use of diction and dialect effective? Why or why not?

10. ENG 265 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 5 Short Story Analysis Worksheet For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com ENG 265 Week 5 Short Story Analysis Worksheet Select a short story from this week’s readings. Complete the Short Story Analysis Worksheet on your selected short story. Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

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