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Reading Reflection
In two to four double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference page), analyze one of the literary works from this week’s readings, by completing the following:
Explain why the literary work captured your interest, using terms and concepts from the text to support your explanation.
Describe one of the analytical approaches outlined in Chapter 16, using details from the text to support your interpretations.
Evaluate the meaning of the selected literary work, using the analytical approach you described.
Your paper should be organized around a thesis statement about the selected literary work and the approach you are using to analyze the work. All sources must be properly cited. The paper must include a separate title and reference page, and be formatted to APA (6th edition) style.
The paper must be two to four pages in length (excluding the title and reference page), and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two scholarly resources (at least one of which can be found in the Ashford Online Library) other than the textbook to support your claims and sub-claims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course.
Carefully review the Grad2ing Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
Using a Formalist Approach in Your Critical Essay
This approach is most widely used in literary criticism; it focuses on the form and development of the literary work itself. Every writer chooses particular literary tools to create a representation of something that exists in his or her imagination. As illustrated in the analysis of Wordsworth’s poem above, the formalist critic identifies the literary tools and techniques that the writer chooses and shows how they are used to make the intent of the writer and the significance
In two to four double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference page), analyze one of the literary works from this week’s readings, by completing the following:
Explain why the literary work captured your interest, using terms and concepts from the text to support your explanation.
Describe one of the analytical approaches outlined in Chapter 16, using details from the text to support your interpretations.
Evaluate the meaning of the selected literary work, using the analytical approach you described.
Your paper should be organized around a thesis statement about the selected literary work and the approach you are using to analyze the work. All sources must be properly cited. The paper must include a separate title and reference page, and be formatted to APA (6th edition) style.
The paper must be two to four pages in length (excluding the title and reference page), and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two scholarly resources (at least one of which can be found in the Ashford Online Library) other than the textbook to support your claims and sub-claims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course.
Carefully review the Grad2ing Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
Using a Formalist Approach in Your Critical Essay
This approach is most widely used in literary criticism; it focuses on the form and development of the literary work itself. Every writer chooses particular literary tools to create a representation of something that exists in his or her imagination. As illustrated in the analysis of Wordsworth’s poem above, the formalist critic identifies the literary tools and techniques that the writer chooses and shows how they are used to make the intent of the writer and the significance