Instructions
Using one of the prompts below from the units covered this semester, you will write a multi-paragraph essay responding
completely to the prompt. A strong, multi-paragraph essay will include an introduction with a well-defined thesis,
supporting paragraphs with textual evidence and elaboration, and a conclusion that summarizes your main points
without being repetitive. Your essay will be graded on a standard, FSA-style.
Unit 1
Compare and contrast the cultural values shown in “Hektor and Achilleus” and in Beowulf. What are those values, and
how do the characters in the epics represent them? What are the differences in the religious values shown?
Unit 2
Why does Chaucer include both positive and negative representations of people from different estates in The
Canterbury Tales? Give one example of a positive representation and one example of a negative representation. Explain
how each character shows either positive or negative traits.
Unit 3
Choose one Petrarchan sonnet and one Shakespearean sonnet from Unit 4. They do not have to be written by Petrarch
and Shakespeare, although they may be. For each of the two, identify the type of sonnet it is, and discuss the important
elements of that type of sonnet. If the sonnet of your choice changes the classic form in some way, describe how.
Identify the main idea of the sonnet and how it develops from one part of the sonnet to another.
Unit 4
Compare and contrast Hamlet and Fortinbras in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. How are the two figures alike? How are
they different? What do readers and audience members come to understand as a result of the similarities and
differences that exist between these characters?
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