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The Writer’s War

World War I is also nicknamed “the Writer’s War” due to the myriad poems, books, and plays written by soldiers in World War I. This unit will contain the following assignments/activities:

  1. WWI Poetry Analysis

  2. Watch a WWI Film

  3. Read WWI short stories

  4. Write a 2 page MLA paper that compares the poetry, movie, and short stories analysis

*Click on the assignment links below

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Response Paper

Directions:

  • Write a 2 PAGE MLA paper on ONE of the writing prompts listed below

  • Your paper must incorporate all of the following:

    • Thesis statement

      • For those who have forgotten, a thesis statement is a sentence (not a question) that comes at the END of your introductory paragraph and states your argument.

      • It should NOT simply say “My paper is about…” or “I am going to discuss…” etc.

    • Conventions -- Grammar, punctuation, spelling

    • Support & Focus -- Fluency and effectiveness of argument

    • Organization  -- intro paragraph, body of paper, closing paragraph

    • Source Materials

      • Your essay must have at least TWO QUOTES from the sources

      • Your essay must have at least TWO sources

    • MLA In-Text Citations – Citation of sources in text means a parenthetical citation of the author’s or article’s name and page number at the end of each sentence, paragraph, or quote that uses information from that source.

    • Works Cited Page (not to be included in the page requirement)

Option 1: Literary Criticism

·       Many works of literature deal with a writer’s interpretation of war.  Using the poems, short stories and film you have been assigned, write a paper in which you analyze how the authors explore this issue.  You may want to consider literary devices, figurative language, setting, and theme.  Then explain how each genre impacts the reader/viewer. 

Sources:

  • Minimum of ONE poem citation

  • Either ONE short story citation or ONE film citation

Option 2: Historical Comparison Research Paper

·       Compare and contrast the 1918 Spanish Influenza pandemic, and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Your research and analysis should focus upon (1) the nature and spread of the viruses, (2) the political and social response to the viruses, (3) the impact of the viruses upon the world, (4) reasons that account for differences in the spread of and the responses to the viruses.

Possible Sources (you are not limited to these):