From the field trip to view window displays you are to select 2 windows to discuss for this assessment. For each window your report should include the following information 1. A photograph of the selected window display 2. The type of display 3. The purpose of the window display. Is it to promote a product, event, day or season? To sell a lifestyle, product or […]

Question: You should: Choose one of the two topics listed below. Topic1: Ginsberg AndAmerica It occurs to me that I am America./I am talking to myself again. (America, 23) What sphinx of cement and aluminium bashed open their skulls/and ate up their brains and imagination?/Moloch! (Howl, 8) I walked on the banks of the tincan banana dock and sat down under the huge shade of […]

1. Choose a piece of art you feel addresses a topic of social commentary. Research the piece and write a 1-2 page descriptive essay outlining the details of the artwork. Make sure to use quotation marks for direct quotes and include an additional page of citations. (If you are unsure of what citations are, visit the Writing Center in Kent Library for assistance). Include the […]

Read the required readings about the four theories listed below. Do the theories make sense to you? What would you do to teach a child to read? Please write a 2-page essay about the theories and their implications. In this assignment, for each theory: Define the theory and describe it in terms of its basic assumptions. State whether you agree with it (in part or […]

Choose one of the following topics (you will write on the same topic for both the planning report and the research essay): 1. After reading Alex Boyds In Defence of Graffiti (eReserves), write a persuasive essay in which you argue whether graffiti is a crime OR a work of art. For this essay, you might consider using a personal interview (primary source) to support your […]

1. Outline, outline, outline! Take a look at your annotated bibliography and presentation. Remember that your presentation was designed to answer the main questions/address the key components of your research essay. You will basically be taking that presentation and using the annotated bibliography to fill in the blanks. HINT: I typically prefer to work in themes: I find they key ideas/questions/themes that emerged in my […]

Description: This argumentative essay requires you to pose an argument about a subject of your choosing. Itwill take a stance on a specific topic (social media, climate change, etc.) for an educated butnon-expert audience (i.e. me). Your analysis must engage with two peer-reviewed sources youhave located while writing the paper. If you would like, you may use the topic and sources thatyou located for your […]

This essay is a comparison and contrast assignment that will compare two essays on a similar theme. Your essay will let your reader (the class in this case) see the points that both essays are trying to make and your perspective on the topic. At the end of the essay, on a separate page, describe your revision process with the following worksheet WORKSHEET: What did […]

Choose a poem (or a song) that we have NOT studied in class and then explore the theme The purpose of this assignment is to answer the question: What is the writers message (or theme)? The answer to this question will become your thesis. Next, you want to think about WHY you reach your conclusion, as you want to convince your reader that your interpretation […]

Students are to write a comparative essay on Great Expectations and MacBeth discussing how appearance and reality play a big role in both works of literature. Body paragraphs could best be tackled by considering the following three areas. One, how appearance and reality leads the main character to turn on those who love him most. Two, the main character is betrayed by the illusion of […]