ENG 102 – LSCC FALL 2025 DEPARTMENTAL ESSAY Dept Essаy: English 102---Fаll 2025 Instructiоns 1. This exаm assesses yоur ability tо read, interpret, and write critically about literature. 2. Read each text carefully. Then choose ONE of the three prompts (short story, poem, or flash narrative) to write about. 3. Write a well-organized essay (5-7 paragraphs) that includes: o A clear thesis statement o Textual evidence (direct quotations) o Analysis that supports your interpretation o Coherent structure and transitions 4. Use MLA format: double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins. 5. Please write a five-paragraph essay on one of the following topics and make a personal connection to the piece work while answer the question. In addition, all students are required to: 6. · Use quotes from the text to illustrate how the theme works in this piece of literature. 7. · Include LITERARY TERMS in support of your analysis. Make these literary terms easily visible to your reader by underlining them, putting them in ALL CAPS, or highlighting them. 8. · Provide in-text citations and a works cited entry. 9. The MLA works cited pattern for a reading provided by an instructor is below with a sample to help you create a correct works cited entry. 10. Citation Pattern: Author’s Last Name, First Name. "Title of the Story.” Title of the Website, uploaded by Instructor’s Name, date assigned, course URL. 11. Works Cited List Example: Smith, Jane. “The Last Connection.” Blackboard, uploaded by John Doe, 10 Nov. 2023, lawsonstate.blackboard.com --- Section I: Short Story “The Key” by Lila Sanchez The key sat in the center of the kitchen table, small and silver, with a blue tag that said “Do Not Lose.” Marta stared at it for a long time, sipping the last of her coffee. She knew she shouldn’t take it. Her sister had been clear — Don’t go into the attic, not yet. But Marta had never been good at waiting. The house, with its creaking floors and heavy curtains, felt full of whispers. Every night she heard footsteps above her bed, and sometimes, a faint humming sound, like someone remembering a song. She picked up the key and held it tightly in her palm. It felt warm, as though it had been waiting for her. Upstairs, the attic door groaned as she turned the lock. Dust swirled in the narrow shaft of sunlight that spilled in when she pushed it open. Inside were boxes stacked high, covered in sheets. But what caught her attention was a single wooden trunk in the center of the room — the same trunk her mother used to tell stories about. Marta knelt down and lifted the lid. Inside was a small mirror, framed in brass, and a faded photograph of two little girls — one smiling, the other looking away. When she turned the mirror toward herself, she saw not her own reflection, but her mother’s face, watching her with a look she couldn’t quite read — part sorrow, part warning. --- Prompt for “The Key” In Lila Sanchez’s short story “The Key,” the attic functions as both a literal and symbolic space. Write an essay analyzing how the author uses setting, imagery, or symbolism to explore the themes of memory and forbidden knowledge. Discuss what the attic and the mirror might represent in Marta’s emotional journey. Prompt for “The Key” In Lila Sanchez’s short story “The Key,” the attic functions as both a literal and symbolic space. Write an essay analyzing how the author uses setting, imagery, or symbolism to explore the themes of memory and forbidden knowledge. Discuss what the attic and the mirror might represent in Marta’s emotional journey. --- Section II- Poetry “What the Rain Said” by Derek Lin It came softly at first — a whisper against the window, like a voice remembering something it had promised to forget. The garden listened, bending its head in apology. Even the sparrows fell silent, their wings heavy with waiting. When it finally spoke, the rain said nothing new — only that everything returns in time. --- Prompt for “What the Rain Said” Analyze how Derek Lin uses personification and repetition in “What the Rain Said” to express themes of forgiveness and renewal. How does the tone shift from the beginning to the end of the poem, and what emotional impact does this have on the reader? --- Section III: Flash Narrative “One Breath” by Cara Michaels I used to hold my breath under water to see how long I could last. The trick, I learned, wasn’t about lungs — it was about calm. The moment you panic, you lose. When the doctor told me the news, I thought of that. I thought of the shallow pool at the old apartment complex, the way sunlight rippled across the tiles, the taste of chlorine and summer. “How long?” I asked. “Months,” he said. I nodded and inhaled deeply, as if preparing to dive. --- Prompt for “One Breath” In Cara Michaels’s “One Breath,” the narrator connects a childhood memory with a present moment of crisis. Write an essay analyzing how the author uses metaphor and structure to reveal the narrator’s emotional state. How does the story’s brevity enhance its power? --- End of Exam Submission Reminder: Proofread your essay carefully before submitting. Make sure you include an original
Fоr this finаl exаm, yоu аre tasked with creating a seating arrangement fоr a dinner party where the characters from the works we have studied this semester are your guests. You will choose who sits next to whom based on their relationships, conflicts, personalities, and overall dynamics. Your goal is to demonstrate your understanding of the works as a whole, as well as how these characters interact with one another. You may not select two characters from the same work to sit next to each other. Imagine you are hosting a dinner party with five characters. Arrange the seating at the dinner table, ensuring that the characters are seated in a logical and interesting manner based on their relationships and personality traits. After arranging the characters at the table, write a detailed explanation of each seating choice. Your explanation can take any form you like (you may want an intellectual conversation or you may want drama), but should reflect your understanding of the character. This can be fairly informal and is more of a thought exercise than a formal essay. Example: Character: Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the RyeSeated Next to: Atticus Finch from To Kill a MockingbirdReason for Placement: Holden Caulfield is critical, emotional, and often distrusts the world around him. Atticus Finch is calm, fair, and strongly believes in justice and doing what’s right. Even though they are very different, they both care about honesty and protecting others. Despite their age difference, the conversation could center around the injustices they see in the world.
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