Greetings. Below you will find a copy of the handout distributed today in class regarding out of class essay 3. If you were absent today, you will want to check with another student regarding additional information that was given in class concerning this assignment. It is difficult to relate to you all the information one misses during lectures, discussions, etc.
Enjoy the weekend, be safe, and be sure to check the blog again. I will be posting something you will need to print out and bring to class on Monday in preparation for the group work.
English 20, Sections 1, 4, 7 and 11
Spring 2011
Prof. Fraga
Out of Class Essay Assignment #3 (200 points)
Assigned: Friday, April 8
Optional Rough Draft Due: no later than Monday, April 25
Due: Monday, May 2
(you have over three weeks to complete this essay)
Requirements:
• MLA format
• If you utilize any outside sources (not required) you must follow MLA format for in- text citations, Works Cited page, etc.
• Attach Character Study Journal (all 7 entries) to essay when submitting
Before we began viewing the first season of Breaking Bad, I assigned a Character Study Journal. You were to select a character to focus on more carefully than others and to record observations of him or her as the episodes unfolded.
This Character Study Journal will now be a valuable source as you write your last out of class essay for this course.
Assignment:
Write an in-depth character analysis of one of the characters in the first season of Breaking Bad. Write your essay for an audience that has viewed these episodes. In other words, be specific but you need not relate the entire story line.
Your essay must include the following:
• An introduction/description/background of your character
• Assertions about your character
• Supportive evidence from the episodes that support your assertions (how did you come to the conclusions you did regarding your character?)
Your supportive evidence might include but is not limited to:
• what others observe/say (or don’t observe/say) about your character—either directly or in private
• the actions of your character in particular situations
• the reactions/responses of your character in particular situations
• what drives this character
• what terrifies this character
• what pleases this character
• what does this character long for
• what does this character need
Your thesis must be assertive…it is YOUR opinion as a viewer of these episodes.
Whether or not you LIKE or DISLIKE this character is not an issue in this essay.
Whether you LIKE or DISLIKE the series is also not an issue in this essay. Proving to the reader that this character has the attributes (good, bad, layered, shallow) that you assert he or she has is your goal.
Your thesis might read something like this:
Once Walter learns of his terminal cancer, he seems very unstable and irresponsible; however, his behavior truly represents a very determined, focused and highly intelligent, highly moral father and husband.
or…
Marie is a very insecure and lonely woman who is unhappy and uncomfortable living in the shadow of her power-driven DEA husband and her happily married and very bright sister, Skylar.
Reminder: Keep in mind that you will be presenting the highlights of this essay to the class on either May 9 or 11. This is not a speech class, so I do not expect you to be elaborate. Just share a brief summary of your character analysis. You are not required to do this in front of the class; you can simply sit at your desk and speak. Sign ups for this presentation will be next week.
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