Read the short stories in Unit One. Then, respond to one of the writing prompts below. Each post should include a topic sentence, supporting details, two or more direct quotations, and commentary to explain how the quotes support your ideas. The post should be 200-300 words, so edit carefully. No Works Cited page required.
Write in present tense and use formal language. Avoid first or second person pronouns. Put titles of short stories in quotation marks. For example, “Snow.” Cite short-fiction by the author’s last name and page number. For example, (Alvarez 83). Identify the author and title in the first sentence of your post.
Post need to be about this question:
Why did Louise Mallard have to die at the end of “The Story of an Hour”? Were the doctors right that she died of “the joy that kills”?
