Lesson 2

Assignment 2

(100 marks)

Open a new Word document. Save it as E301U3L1.2surname
In this document, complete the assignment outlined below.
Submit this assignment using the Dropbox Folder for U3L1 Boys and Girls essay

For this assignment, you will be writing a critical/analytical essay. Your response should be between 800 and 1600 words.
Historically, on the diploma exam, students who write 800 words tend to score around 50%. Those who write closer to the upper range of 1000 - 1600 words tend to reach the Standard of Excellence, which is 80% or higher. View 1600 words as a cap, however, and not as a target. Writing MORE than 1600 words does not necessarily improve your mark. It may, in fact, do the opposite. Choose your words judiciously. 

For this assignment, answer this question: In her short story, "Boys and Girls," what idea does author Alice Munro develop regarding the role kindness (or a lack thereof) plays when individuals attempt to determine their own destiny?"

Use the thesis planner and the essay skeleton to aid in your planning. Begin by first filling in the red cells of the chart, followed by the evidence, and then the explanations. Use the information you charted in this skeleton to write the good copy of your essay. You are not limited to writing only three body paragraphs! 

Your essay will be evaluated using the Critical/Analytical Response to Literary Text RUBRIC.