Thursday, February 20, 2014

A Long Way Gone - Essay 1

This post is for JUNIORS only.




In a thoughtful, thorough, one-page essay, answer the following question. Be sure to use the One Page Essay Rubric when drafting and revising. The essay is due on Monday, 2/24/14.

Title your Googledoc "Hope and Desperation."

Is the overall tone of the memoir A Long Way Gone one of hope or desperation?

You can answer this question one of two ways:
  1. While the book has moments of hope, the overall tone is one of desperation and hopelessness.
  2. While the book has moments of desperation, the overall tone is one of hope.