Hints for Test 2

ENG 222 ESSAY ONE INSRUCTIONS

The essay should be about 500 words (no fewer than 400, no more than 600)?two pages in the style sheet for the class (see the course web page on my Lee web page). Make sure you focus on analysis or synthesis. You may consult outside sources, but do not cite them in your paper unless citing them is absolutely necessary. You may use the Writing Center or any other resource as long as you do your own work.

The essay is due on Wednesday, 25 January 2006, at the beginning of class.

Topics:

1. Analyze some aspect of Tartuffe. You may choose to analyze the plot, a character, a theme, etc. in the play. Make sure that you do not simply write a plot summary or a description of a character. I want real analysis?take your subject apart in order to explain it.

2. Synthesize an overview of thematic similarity between Tartuffe and ?A Modest Proposal.? Do not be content to write a simple list of how the themes share things in common. Have a real thesis that you illustrate with examples from the two works. Hint: both works are reflective in some way of the Enlightenment.