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Your response should include the following to receive the points in parentheses: 
Respond in a well-organized essay, and your answer is written in complete sentences. (16
pts)
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English Essay Rubric
Select ONE of the following to respond to:
1. What do you learn about the role of women in the societies described in the selections by
Djebar, Rifaat, al-Idlibi, and Ayyoub? Discuss how the women cope with the conflicts they
encounter
2. Setting (the time and place in which a literary work takes place) and mood (atmosphere) are
important elements in many of these stories. Choose one story and describe some aspects of its
setting where it takes place, what mood is created by the details of weather, place, and time, and
how this setting helps to convey the theme of the story.
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