British Literature Course Outline

Teen Tix

Level V Essays (see main page for rubrics and writing tips)

Persuasive Prompt
It is 1597. The Theatres in London have been closed due to an outbreak of the plague. There have been no new cases reported for two months. Write a letter to Queen Elizabeth PERSUADING her to open the Theatres. Use both emotional and logical arguments. Base your letter on FACTS about the time. Be highly respectful to the Queen! This essay is in a letter format with a minimum of five paragraphs (intro, body, body, body, conclusion). 

    Heading (Name, Assignment, Class, Date)
    Title (Be creative!)
    Typed, 1 inch margins, standard font, 1.5 spaced
        YOU MUST attach a self-scored Persuasive Rubric for this paper. See main page for rubrics and writing tips for Level V papers.

Literary Analysis Prompt
How do we understand Time and Place in Shakespeare's plays? Use your work from Romeo and Juliet to write a five paragraph essay that thoroughly explains this concept. Use three of your five examples as evidence in your paper (intro, evidence, evidence, evidence, conclusion).

    Heading (Name, Assignment, Class, Date)
    Title (Be creative!)
    Typed, 1 inch margins, standard font, 1.5 spaced
         YOU MUST attach a self-scored Persuasive Rubric for this paper. See main page for rubrics and writing tips for Level V papers.

Compare/Contrast Prompt
You are a Theatre Critic for a London Newspaper. Compare and contrast a traveling actor and a member of an acting company, like The Lord Chamberlain's Men, who performed in a theatre like The Globe or The Rose. Give the two actors interesting names, and use good detail to show your understanding of the time period and their work as actors.

 Heading (Name, Assignment, Class, Date)
    Title (Be creative!)
    Typed, 1 inch margins, standard font, 1.5 spaced
         YOU MUST attach a self-scored Compare/Contrast rubric for this paper. See main page for rubrics and writing tips for Level V papers.