Assignment: Create an Elements of Fiction overview of The Handmaid’s Tale. Be sure to thoroughly cover the following in your discussion and include a Works Cited page for the novel. Use headings to identify the elements and to organize the response. Plot: Write out a brief overview of the plot of the novel and discuss what type of plot it is (e.g. chronological, flashback, etc.). Character: Identify the main protagonist and main antagonist and give a brief character description of each. Setting: Give an overview of the places, times, and cultural circumstances of the major actions in the story. Point of View: Identify what type of narration the novel has as its primary narrative voice. Symbolism: Discuss whether there are any major elements of symbolism in the story (identify and discuss one). Theme: Discuss what you think the primary theme of the novel is. Style: Identify any major stylistic elements that the author uses in the novel. The purpose of the assignment is to show that you thoroughly understand how to identify the elements of fiction in a longer work. Length/Format Requirements: The assignment should be a minimum of two to three (2-3) typed, double spaced pages not including the Works Cited page. Use a 12pt font in Times New Roman or Arial. Margins should be 1″ on all sides. Do not use a title page, but use a proper MLA heading, and title your assignment. Formal essays should not contain contractions, and all of your essays for this course should not use first person (I, me, you, etc.) or second person (you). They should all be written in third person. Quoting and Documenting Requirements: You are required to use quoted material from the novel for this assignment. Quoted material must be properly documented within the text and on a Works Cited page using correct current MLA documentation style. If you are not sure how to use MLA style, here is a good place to start:https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/. There are also some links are provided on the Module 9 “Additional Resources” page and the “Get Help” page under the “Getting Started” Module. Also, there are examples in the textbook, and any current grammar handbook should cover this format. Grading Rubric: Element Points Possible Plot 15 Character 15 Setting 15 Point of View 15 Symbolism 15 Theme 15 Style 15 MLA format/Grammar 30 Total 135

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details 1). Investigate the following allusions (literary references) in The Handmaid’s Tale and explain the connection to the book by citing it liberally, along with your sources: • Rise of second wave feminism. • Anti-feminism and anti-abortion violence in the 1980s. The terms listed above will have to be thoroughly researched and explained. Your thesis should make some kind of claim about one or both of the works above and how one of these concepts relates to them. An interesting, attention-grabbing title. Use MLA format, 8th edition. An arguable, debatable thesis. Provide good claims and reasons for your thesis. Every source used should be cited. Your sources should be cited in combination: both direct quotes and paraphrases are encouraged. If you cite more than four lines of any text, you will have to use block quotations. 2). DO NOT use random sources. PLEASE ONLY USE SCHOLARLY SOURCES. For the Scholarly Sources, find and use: 1. Literary essays written about the book. 2. Analytical essays written about the book. 3. Essays or articles on the topics (Rise of second wave feminism). (Anti-feminism and Anti-abortion violence in the 1980s). 4. The book (The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood). Use the 1998 edition. You need to find a way to connect your research of the events above to the general story in the novel. A note on quotes: a general rule of thumb is – don’t use more of a quote than your own work.