Grade 9 ELA Essay Assignment
Your assignment is to write an essay to answer one of the following questions or create your own topic:
(a) Love at first sight is not possible and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet prove this without a doubt.
(b) Romeo and Juliet is an excellent example of a tragic story.
(c) Shakespeare’s Romeo is an impulsive, immature and emotionally damaged young man.
(d) Mercutio is considered to be one of Shakespeare's great creations, yet he is killed relatively early in the play. What makes Mercutio so memorable a character?
(e) Compare and contrast the characters of Tybalt and Mercutio. Why does Mercutio hate Tybalt?
(f) Examine the role of women in the play.
Your essay must consist of at least five paragraphs, the first will be the introduction, the middle paragraphs will be the body paragraphs (the three specific references to selections) and the last paragraph will be the conclusion.
You will be graded on the following:
/3 outline (pre-writing)
/4 rough copies with editing and TWO signatures
/2 title page with original title
/3 introductory paragraph with the unit title
/9 body paragraphs
/2 use of at least two quotes to support the essay
/2 concluding paragraph
/5 grammar
/30 total
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