ASSIGNMENT II:
CRITICAL / ANALYTICAL RESPONSE TO LITERARY TEXTS
Suggested time: approximately 1½ to 2 hours
Do not use the texts provided in this booklet for the Critical/Analytical Response to
Literary Texts Assignment. Choose from short stories, novels, plays, screenplays, poetry,
films, or other literary texts that you have studied in English Language Arts 30–1. When
considering the works that you have studied, choose a literary text (or texts) that is
meaningful to you and relevant to the following assignment.
The Assignment
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the
nature of motivations that direct an individual’s course of action.
In your planning and writing, consider the following instructions.
• Carefully consider your controlling idea and how you will create a strong unifying
effect in your response.
• As you develop your ideas, support them with appropriate, relevant, and meaningful
examples from your choice of literary text(s).