Whatever your creative or alternate proposal, I will ask that you run your alternative by me, since I do want your choice to be both feasible and challenging. What s more, while I encourage you to write responses that operate outside the box, I also want you to write at least one of these three papers as an argument about your reading, a paper consistent with the demands of the standard assignment, since constructing arguments is an essential college writing skill, and that's part of what this course is about. You have alternatives, then, but you must write at least one of your analytical papers by the terms spelled out above. I will clarify the assignment further on the class Web page as need arises, though the dates won't change. On the Web page, I'll also be posting good samples from my students of last spring.
Samples are available from the main class page.