Lesson One - The Possibility of Evil

ASSIGNMENT (100 marks)

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Much literature examines individuals who, as a result of choice or circumstance, are outsiders within a society.

Write a literary essay based on "The Possibility of Evil" in which Shirley Jackson examines how people become outsiders, either by choice or circumstance - or both, perhaps.

What idea does Shirley Jackson develop regarding the outsider?

• Be sure that EACH body paragraph in your essay follows the pattern below, ensuring that you are following the "principle of thirds": (NEXT)
  • New idea - answer the question and provide a statement of theme (thesis) for the paragraph
  • Evidence - provide evidence in the form of a strong quotation or paraphrase from the story to support your statement
  • eXplanation - explain how the detail you have chosen proves your thesis to be true
  • Evidence - provide evidence in the form of a strong quotation or paraphrase from the story to support your statement
  • eXplanation - explain how the detail you have chosen proves your thesis to be true
  • Evidence - provide evidence in the form of a strong quotation or paraphrase from the story to support your statement
  • eXplanation - explain how the detail you have chosen proves your thesis to be true
  • Transition - provide a transition from this paragraph to the next

    Your essay will be evaluated using the essay writing rubric.