Using one of the critical approaches reviewed in this module, analyze one of the works in this module and provide an argument about the meaning of the text.

Use information from at least two scholarly sources to support and illustrate your thesis. At least one of these must come from the librarys databases.

Requirements:

Write an essay of at least 900 words in response to the above prompt. This includes the first word of the essay to the last word of the essay; the essay title, heading, and Works Cited page are not included in the word count.
Follow the MLA Format instructions from Module 0.
Use at least two scholarly sources.   
Use in-text, parenthetical citations in MLA format each time you paraphrase, summarize, or quote directly from a source.
Include a corresponding MLA-formatted Works Cited page.
Use third-person academic voice for all essays in this course. Do NOT use first person (I, me, my, we, us, our) or second person (you, your).
Use the literary present tense (say “the narrator writes in her journal” not “the narrator wrote in her journal”).
Save and submit your work as either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or a Rich Text Document (.rtf).
The Originality Report generated by Turn It In must not exceed 25%. Submit work early to review the report and contact your instructor with questions.
Essays that do not meet the requirements of the assignment will not receive a passing grade.

Module Works
Phenomenal Woman by Angelou
On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City by Alexie
The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Hughes
The Story of an Hour by Chopin
Woman Hollering Creek by Cisneros
A Death in Texas by Earle
Trifles by Glaspell
The Tradition by Brown-Bullet Points