ENG1300 Composition Assignment Select one story from the following list (or elsewhere):
 Chinua Achebe, “Dead Man’s Path”
 Sherman Alexie, “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”
 Margaret Atwood, “Happy Endings”
 James Baldwin, “Sonny’s Blues”
 Raymond Carver, “Cathedral”
 Kate Chopin, “The Story of an Hour”
 Sandra Cisneros, “Pilón”
 Lydia Davis, “Television”
 Dave Eggers, “Accident”
 Ralph Ellison, “Battle Royal”
 William Faulkner, “A Rose for Emily”
 Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper”
 Shirley Jackson, “The Lottery”
 James Joyce, “Araby”
 Katherine Mansfield, “Miss Brill”
 Flannery O’Connor, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”
 George Saunders, “Sticks”
 Alice Walker, “Everyday Use”
ENG1300 Composition Assignment Find two critical essays that discusses either this story specifically or the author of the
story’s work in general.
Write a short essay (approx. 1,000-1,250 words) explaining to what extent you agree or
do not agree with the interpretations the critics give of the story or the author’s work as
represented by the story. You will need to cite from both the original story and the
critical essays you choose in order to prove your points, and use APA referencing
accurately throughout.
If you choose, you can make reference to further critical essays on this text or author
and to other primary texts by the author not included in the textbook, but this is not a
requirement.
This assignment is due in via the Brightspace submission folder by midnight on Monday
November 23rd. It counts for 19% of your overall grade.

You will need to cite from both the original story and the
critical essays you choose in order to prove your points, and use APA referencing
accurately throughout.
If you choose, you can make reference to further critical essays on this text or author
and to other primary texts by the author not included in the textbook, but this is not a
requirement.
This assignment is due in via the Brightspace submission folder by midnight on Monday
November 23rd. It counts for 19% of your overall grade.