LIT001 Second Blog Project

Your second blog entry is to write a reflective essay about the theme of a story.

The second blog entry requires you to share your own opinion and significant experiences from the theme of the story of “The Small Key” by Paz Latorena..

The type of essay required for this blog is reflective.

This type of essay is aimed to reflect a personal event or experience of the author. The main condition is that it has to be a certain personal experience on which the author has his very own perception. This experience is revealed in the essay in order to demonstrate its importance for understanding social relations and the essence of people.

In order to produce an excellent reflective essay it is vital to remember that the reflective is to have a personal character and to relate to certain philosophic categories. This implies a wide range of possible understanding of the topic of the essay.

Here is a probable structure of a reflective essay:

• The aim of the opening paragraph is to get the reader involved in the author’s story including interesting details, personal experiences. The style must be very vivid and therefore to appeal to the reader as if it was a conversation on the theme.
• The middle part reveals a good variety of the author’s ideas on the topic.

• The concluding sentences summarize the main ideas and experiences of the essay. The author makes a reflective of his general perception of the given topic.

Your essay should consist of 300-500 words. Make sure that your essays will be posted on or before August 15, 2010. Good luck.