SEEP Essay Prompt Choices for The Namesake
Choose one of the essay prompts below (from the SEEP booklet). Write a
formal, literary essay which addresses ALL aspects of the prompt. Submit your
completed essay to Turnitin.com. Submit all rough work (brainstorming, notes,
rough versions, etc.) to the teacher.
Your essay can be between four and six paragraphs in length. If it is below 500
words, it will be considered insufficient in Communication. A five paragraph
essay should contain three references (examples or quotations) to the novel
per body paragraph.
Reread the comments from your discussion papers and essay to remind
yourself of proofreading, format, diction issues to improve. Please consult the
teacher if you are unclear about how to improve. Consider using one of the
outlines in the SEEP booklet to help you structure and organize your essay.
Outside Sources: should you consult a secondary source (website, book,
etc.), you MUST cite it to avoid plagiarism issues.
Note: the bolded words above are the teacher’s additions.
18. Evaluate the role of family in a character’s success or failure in a work studied in this course.
24. To what extent does a central character’s struggle in a complex world reveal elements of
human nature and/or the values of society in a work studied in this course?
31. Analyse how the journey, whether literal or figurative, is employed to shape and / or reveal
the protagonist's character in a work studied in this course.
32. Through contrast, the interaction between characters can enhance certain traits of a central
character. Analyse how a secondary character is employed to develop theme in a work studied
in this course.