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SUMMER PROJECT - CRITICAL
LENS ESSAY
A Critical Lens
essay is one in which the writer examines a character in
each of the books he or she has read and then compares or
contrasts the three
characters on the basis of a quotation. The quotation we
will use is the following quotation from Blessed
Mother Teresa of Calcutta:
“To do great things for
God does not require extraordinary
accomplishments.
Ordinary things will do. It is how much love you
put in the doing that
makes of your life Something Beautiful for Almighty
God.”
Do your essay in the
following way:
1.
Select and read your three books from the reading list.
2.
Select a main character from each of the books and
compare and contrast them. You should use as the basis of
your essay the quotation from Mother Teresa, considering
such questions as: Did each of these characters do ordinary
or extraordinary things? What made their lives important, as
far as you are concerned? How much love did they put (or not
put) into their lives? Did they make their lives “Something
Beautiful for Almighty God.
3. Your essay should be in
the following format:
a.
Introduction—stating the
theme of your essay.
b.
Next three paragraphs
describing each of the characters you have chosen.
c.
Next paragraph or
paragraphs comparing or contrasting these three characters
on the basis of Mother Teresa’s quotation.
d.
Conclusion—your comment
on how a person like you can learn from the three characters
you selected.
4.
Your essay should be 2-3 pages, double spaced, #12 font. You
should have a title page with your name on it and “Summer
Reading Essay.”
5. Your essay is due on
Monday, September 14.
NO EXCEPTIONS.
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