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Purple/Eyes Essay

Directions: You may choose either of the following essay choices to write a five-paragraph essay. Both essay prompts were taken from previous AP Examinations. Do an outline prior to writing. Show your introduction, three individual body paragraphs, and conclusion in your outline. Remember to develop your outline and your resulting essay around three main points. When your outline is complete, save it and transform it into your rough draft. Do not do revising and editing in your rough draft. When your rough draft is complete, save it and transform it into your final copy, where you will do your editing and revising.When you final copy is complete, submit all three steps of the writing process: final copy on top, rough draft next, outline on the bottom. Remember to use proper page heading on each step, as you have been instructed in class.

AP English…………………………………………..Your Name The Color Purple Essay……………………………..Period Outline………………………………………………. Date

Assessment: Outline: Homework Rough Draft: Homework Final Copy: Writing

Essay for Their Eyes Were Watching God: (Source: 1990 AP Exam) Choose a novel or play that depicts a conflict between a parent (or a parental figure) and a son or daughter. Write an essay in which you analyze the sources of the conflict and explain how the conflict contributes to the meaning of the work.

Essay for The Color Purple

In many novels, the protagonist experiences simultaneous internal and external conflicts. Often the external conflicts catalyze the internal ones, which in the end emerge as most important. Show how this is true in the Color Purple.