Write a five-paragraph argumentative essay of at least 750 words about the way in which literary elements or devices
reveal the theme in the novel Nectar in a Sieve. Use at least three pieces of textual evidence to support your original,
debatable thesis.
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1. Review the topics Markandaya explores in her novel, Nectar In a Sleve.
o hope versus despair
o tradition versus change
rural life
diverse cultures: West versus East
o life and death
o love and marriage
people and the natural world
o parents and children
2. Choose one topic as the focus of your essay, and state the theme expressed and developed on this topic in Nectar
in a Sleve. Compose a thesis statement about this theme.
3. Collect evidence that supports your thesis: Identify and use at least three pleces of evidence from the novel that
help to reveal your chosen theme.
4. Organize your ideas and develop them in a logical order.
5. Be sure to properly cite your sources for the quotations and paraphrases that you use within your essay. Click here
to view the MLA Style Guide.

You are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on one of the 4 prompts and what you have read and learned in this module. these are your options: 1. how do the events of "the white umbrella" teach the narrator a lesson about shame and acceptance? 2. what role does creativity play in "the bat-poet"? 3. how does the character of squeaky change over the course of "raymond's run"? 4. discuss the influences of older family members on the protagonists and speakers in the stories and poems of this unit. you are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on what you have read and learned in this module. your final submission should meet the following requirements. • submit completed pre-writing and outline documents. • write an essay that contains an introduction with hook and thesis statement, supporting paragraphs with evidence and at least one quotation, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and reviews main points. • use transitions appropriate to the pattern of organization. • use vocabulary to create tone and voice. • cite primary source (quotation). • submit completed revision checklist. • vary sentence structure. • create sentences with parallel structures. • use technology in the writing process.