Read the following poems: • Alexie, “Evolution” (pages 523 – 524) • Alarcón, “Mexican is Not a Noun” (pages 542 – 543) • Williams, “Red Wheelbarrow” (page 563) For your Unit 3 Complete ass Original Papers

Read the following poems: 

•    Alexie, “Evolution” (pages 523 – 524) •    Alarcón, “Mexican is Not a Noun” (pages 542 – 543)•    Williams, “Red Wheelbarrow” (page 563)

For your Unit 3 Complete assignment, you will write a narrative essay using ONE of the three prompts below: 

1. Select THREE central images in Alexie’s “Evolution.” In one paragraph per image, describe Alexie’s choice of language in crafting these images and why his word choice is vital to the poem’s larger theme of systematic Native American degradation.
2. Explain your reaction to how Alarcón chose to structure his poem, “Mexican is Not a Noun.” Pay close attention to Alarcón’s word choice, word order, line breaks and use of stanzas. Hint: you might choose to discuss the impact/effect of such short lines and stanzas.
3. Explain your reaction to the imagery in Williams’ poem, “Red Wheelbarrow.” Questions to consider in your response: Why does Williams use the phrase “so much depends?” What does the speaker mean by saying that? Hint: pay close attention to the central images in this poem. What do they represent? What words does Williams choose to describe the images?

ADDITIONAL ESSAY REQUIREMENTS:

• 1,000 words or roughly four double-spaced pages.
• Your essay must include a formal organization structure with an introduction, body and conclusion. Your essay must include a thesis that responds directly to the prompt. Each body paragraph should begin with a strong topic sentence that presents your main idea. Your essay should consist of no fewer than five paragraphs.
• Be sure to rely on the poem for support in your essay by using details and quotations from the poem to explain your ideas/response.
• Make use of at least three scholarly sources in APA 7th Edition to support and develop your ideas. Our course text may serve as one of these three sources.