English Literature Response Essay

Arimah, “What it means when a Man Falls from the Sky” Response Essay500-700 words

In What it means when a Man Falls from the Sky, Lesley Nneka Arimah imagines the Earth in the year c. 2090. Write a response essay in which you:

Identify and discuss the features of this world, especially its geopolitical context.
Identify and discuss at least one aspect of the storys use of the elements of fiction for example, its narrative structure.
The story makes use of a series of parallel and contrasting pairs of characters which we discussed in class. Choose one of these sets to identify and discuss. How does the contrasting pair help to develop the story’s deeper themes?
Finally, how do such speculations about the near future affect your own thinking about the present world?

Assessment Criteria:

How well does the writing address the prompt?
How well does the writing present appropriate parts of the text to support or illustrate claims and interpretations?
Does the writing include appropriate direct quotations from the text? How well are the quotes introduced, cited, and explained?
How well does the writing exhibit critical thinking and active engagement with the text?
Does the writing express its ideas clearly and engagingly? Assess standards of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

MLA Formatting and citations:Formatting for titles (e.g. quotation marks for short story titles); In-text parenthetical page citations;Works Cited: For a document from a webpage:Author’s last name, First Name. “Title of Page or Document.” Title of Website, Name of Organization Affiliated with the Website, Date of copyright or date last modified/updated, URL. Accessed Day Month Year site was visited.