The author is O’Henry and the the histories are “The Last Leaf” and “The Ransom of Red Chief” I choose option 1 and all the instructions are on the attachment instructions: On a document that you wi

The author is O’Henry   and the the histories are“The Last Leaf” and “The Ransom of Red Chief”

I choose option 1 and all the instructions are on the attachment

instructions: On a document that you will upload, write your thesis.

Step 1: Decide if you will write an essay using literary elements (option 1) or using historical elements (option 2)

Step 2: Decide which literary elements or historical elements you will write about.

Example: literary elements could be character, theme and symbol

- Historical elements could be the author's experience with the Wild West, crime, and failure.

Step 3: write a first draft of your thesis sentence

• Your thesis should be:
  • just one sentence that states the author's name and both stories, 3 literary elements, and the analysis
  • Just one sentence that state the author's name and both stories, 3 historical influences, and the analysis