1. Read the pdf of Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado.”
2. Write a response paper on one of the topics below. Consult Writing About Literature, p. 1089 in your textbook (Response Paper, p. 1134, Fifth Edition; p. 1192, Sixth Edition). Read the sample papers provided. You will use the MLA style format and the Word 2016 template and will print, staple, and submit your essay as a Word document.
3. Choose one of the following topics to base your essay on:
• Characters and conflicts in the story
• The setting of the story (time and place)
• Symbols in the story
• Instances of irony in the story
