LibGuides: Professor Zaidi, Homestead Campus: ENC1102

Film Analysis Assignment

Write an essay which details a character’s transformation (e.g., innocence to experience).

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Fences Writing Assignment

In your essay, you will identify how each character has a dream deferred, how the character copes with the loss of the dream, and its ultimate effect on the character.

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Fences
Adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a black garbage collector in 1950s Pittsburgh named Troy Maxson. Bitter about his lot in life, Maxson frequently takes out his frustrations on his loved ones.

Short Story Assignment

Short Story Assignment

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"I Stand Here Ironing" Short Story by Tillie Olsen

Tillie Olsen Biography
"Tillie Olsen." Contemporary Novelists, Gale, 2001. Gale In Context: Biography
A Socialist Childhood
"Tillie Olsen." Authors and Artists for Young Adults, vol. 51, Gale, 2003. Gale In Context: Biography
"That joyous certainty": history and utopia in Tillie Olsen's Depression-era literature
Dawahare, Anthony. "'That joyous certainty': history and utopia in Tillie Olsen's Depression-era literature." Twentieth Century Literature, vol. 44, no. 3, 1998, p. 261. Gale In Context: Biography
Tillie Olsen Discusses I Stand Here Ironing
'A child of anxious, not proud, love': Mother and Daughter in Tillie Olsen's 'I Stand Here Ironing'
Bauer, Helen Pike. "'A child of anxious, not proud, love': Mother and Daughter in Tillie Olsen's 'I Stand Here Ironing'." Short Story Criticism, edited by Jelena Krstovic, vol. 103, Gale, 2007. Gale Literature Resource Center, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1420078462/GLS?u=lincclin_mdcc&sid=GLS&xid=cce76bd1. Accessed 8 Dec. 2020. Originally published in Mother Puzzles: Daughters and Mothers in Contemporary American Literature, edited by Mickey Pearlman, Greenwood Press, 1989, pp. 35-39.

"Two Kinds" Short Story by Amy Tan

Amy Tan Biography
"Amy Tan." Newsmakers, Gale, 1998. Gale In Context: Biography
In praise of Amy Tan and a city's literary life
Weber, Bruce. "In praise of Amy Tan and a city's literary life." New York Times, 18 Oct. 2009, p. A33B(L). Gale In Context: Biography
Amy Tan Revisits The Roots Of Her Writing Career In 'Where The Past Begins'
"Amy Tan Revisits The Roots Of Her Writing Career In 'Where The Past Begins'." All Things Considered, 16 Oct. 2017. Gale In Context: Biography
Amy Tan—Where Does Creativity Hide?

Literary Analysis 1: Poetry Analysis

Write an in-depth analysis of any of the following poems: “Hope” by Lisel Mueller “Morning Poem” by Mary Oliver “Men” by Maya Angelou

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Examples

Maya Angelou: a multi-faceted poet MEN
Bavanasi, Deepa. "Maya Angelou: a multi-faceted poet." Language In India Aug. 2014: 26+. Academic OneFile. Web. 24 Aug. 2016.
Woman in Introspection: Maya Angelou, the Phenomenal Woman
The Heart of the Matter: Motherhood and Marriage in the Autobiographies of Maya Angelou
Koyana, Siphokazi. "The Heart Of The Matter: Motherhood And Marriage In The Autobiographies Of Maya Angelou." Black Scholar 32.2 (2002): 35-44. Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 19 Aug. 2016.
Nice & Rough: Unapologetically Black, Beautiful, and Bold
Jackson, Sheila1, and Angelica2 Macklin. "Nice & Rough: Unapologetically Black, Beautiful, And Bold." Women's Studies Quarterly 43.3/4 (2015): 151-165. Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 19 Aug. 2016.
The language of nature in the poetry of Mary Oliver.
Bonds, D.S. "The Language Of Nature In The Poetry Of Mary Oliver." Women's Studies 21.1 (1992): 1. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Aug. 2016.
The Only Chance to Love This World': Buddhist Mindfulness in Mary Oliver's...
Ullyatt, Gisela. "'The Only Chance To Love This World': Buddhist Mindfulness In Mary Oliver's Poetry." Journal Of Literary Studies 27.2 (2011): 115-131. Literary Reference Center Plus. Web. 26 Aug. 2016.
An Attitude of Noticing”: Mary Oliver's Ecological Ethic.
ZONA, KIRSTIN HOTELLING. "“An Attitude Of Noticing”: Mary Oliver's Ecological Ethic." ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies In Literature & Environment 18.1 (2011): 123-142. Literary Reference Center Plus. Web. 26 Aug. 2016.