The reading assignments for this unit are:

• ENGL 1405 Unit 1(PDF)– How to read fiction and think.

Also, you are responsible for reading ONE of the following:

• A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor (PDF)
• In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka (PDF)
• The Rocking Horse Winner by DH Lawrence (PDF)
• The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin (http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/hour/)
• The Use of Force by William Carlos Williams (http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/force.html)
• The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Stetson (PDF)
• Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy (http://www.online-literature.com/tolstoy/2736/)
• For Esmé—with Love and Squalor by JD Salinger (PDF)
• The Lightning Rod Man by Herman Melville (PDF)
• The Postmaster by Rabindranath Tagore (http://www.online-literature.com/tagore-rabindranath/stories-from-tagore/7/)
• Aunt Zeze’s Tears by Carmen Dolores (PDF)
• One of These Days by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/ootdays.html)
• The Dead by James Joyce (http://www.online-literature.com/james_joyce/958/)

Assignments:

PART 1:

For your first Part 1, you will write about the four main things you noticed about the story you read. Do NOT retell the story, but give a description of what you thought about in relation to the story when you read it. What stood out for you? What made you think?

Please write an essay of complete and well composed paragraphs (250 word minimum for the entire essay) Be sure to use in text citation and provide references for your sources. Wikipedia is not a source.

PART 2:

You have read a piece of Drama for this unit. Part of analysis is to be able to apply your world view to a new subject. In 6-7 sentences, write a paragraph or two on how your day would change if you had to live in the world of the story you’ve read.

PART 3:

This week we have learned about how one can examine a fictional story critically.

Consider the following questions for reflection:

You will discuss the importance of being able to analyze fiction and, if possible, how you can apply this analytical tool to your own life.

Please write an essay of complete and well composed paragraphs (250 word minimum for the entire essay) Be sure to use in text citation and provide references for your sources. Wikipedia is not a source.