### Prompt #1:
**Julius Caesar**
Many scholars feel that Shakespeare wrote *Julius Caesar* as a warning about what would happen if Elizabethan England were to engage in a Civil War. Choose three literary elements in this tragedy that you find to be the most effective in achieving this purpose and provide textual evidence to defend your choices.

### Prompt #2:
**The Minister's Black Veil**
Many scholars feel that Hawthorne wrote *The Minister's Black Veil* as an allegory for the flaws and secrets all humans choose to hide. Choose three literary elements in this short story that you find to be the most effective in achieving this purpose and provide textual evidence to defend your choices.

### Prompt #3:
**Seven Floors**
Many scholars feel that Buzzati wrote *Seven Floors* as an allegory for the progression of life and the acceptance of aging. Choose three literary elements in this short story that you find to be the most effective in achieving this purpose and provide textual evidence to defend your choices.

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### My Prompt
**My Claim:**
Write one sentence that includes:
- the author's name
- the title of the work
- the literary elements you selected
- the effect of the literary elements on the text

**Reason #1:**
In one sentence, explain how the first literary element in your claim worked to develop your author's allegory.

**Reason #2:**
In one sentence, explain how the second literary element in your claim worked to develop your author's allegory.

**Reason #3:**
In one sentence, explain how the third literary element in your claim worked to develop your author's allegory.

**Which prompt did you select for this assessment (1, 2, or 3)?**
#3

**Type your one sentence claim:**
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**What is the first reason for your claim?**
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**Provide one piece of evidence from your text that supports this reason:**
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**What is the second reason for your claim?**
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**Provide one piece of evidence from your text that supports this reason:**
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**What is the third reason for your claim?**
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**Provide one piece of evidence from your text that supports this reason:**
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