Choice Novel "Outsider" Essay Assignment Sheet in case you lost it:
But note the change in turnitin.com; this is to accommodate the fact that you need to be especially careful in looking for "Department Demons" AFTER the hard work of completing the essay is over with. Don't expect to write a decent essay by starting after school tomorrow!
And though you had a hand-out earlier (back of your Hamlet assignment? I don't remember the format), here is the link to the actual English department hand-out for "Department Demons":
And for the first page and for the Works Cited for your novel, use the Purdue OWL:
TODAY IN CLASS
We read George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" (1016-1026 in your grey lit book), and students turned in four questions. This will be due on Wednesday if you were absent today (focus on essay for tomorrow).
Basic Questions (Will require several sentences each; pay close attention to details of the text):
1. What reasons does the narrator give for not wanting to kill the elephant?
2. Why does he shoot it in spite of these reasons?
3. Summarize the actual death scene of the elephant. How does this scene convey the narrator’s attitude towards killing it? (Look at significant descriptive details, for example.)
Extended Question (Expect to write a well-developed paragraph here):
4. Think about power: think particularly about its effects on both the person who exerts power and the people on whom power is brought to bear. Write about how the balance of power plays out in “Shooting an Elephant.” Who is really in charge? Connect the idea of “power” with Orwell’s bottom-line reason for shooting the elephant.
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