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Mini-Essay 1: Expository Essay on Beach Read 
Prompt 
According to the Purdue OW
Mini-Essay 1: Expository Essay on Beach Read 
Prompt 
According to the Purdue OWL, an expository essay “is a genre of essay that requires the student to investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the idea, and set forth an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner.” For your first mini essay, you’ll be writing an expository essay about Emily Henry’s Beach Read.  
The idea you’ll be using is Billy Mernit’s three-act structure of the romantic comedy. 
Here are your goals when answering this quEstion:  
Read Billy Mernit’s “The Romantic Comedy Story Concept” 
Evaluate how well (or not) Emily Henry follows this story concept in Beach Read 
Organize your evaluation into a well-organized argument with a thesis statement that clearly states your evaluation  
Assignment Expectations 
In order to complete this essay, you’ll also want to consider how the “enemies-to-lovers” trope and narrative arc impact the three-act structure. So, this essay requires you to synthesize multiple sources (Mernit and Henry, of course, but also our course lectures and discussions) into a cohesive evaluative argument (or, an expository essay).  You’ll therefore need to quote, paraphrase, and summarize your various sources.
Assignment Requirements 
There are several requirements for this essay. Aside from (obviously) meeting the prompt expectations, you’ll also want to ensure that you: 
Use MLA formatting  
Provide a Works Cited page 
Meet the required word count of 500 words  
Submit your essay on time 
To help with the Works Cited requirement, here are the proper citation entries for Emily Henry and Billy Mernit:  
Henry, Emily. Beach Read. Berkley, 2020.  
Mernit, Billy. Writing the Romantic Comedy. Harper, 2020.  
Pro

mpt 
When we read novels, we’re often transported to different worlds, literally in the cases of books such as A Court of Thorns and Roses, or figuratively, in the works of authors like Emily Henry. For this final mini essay of the semester, you’ll reflect on your reading experience of Last Call at the Nightingale by Katharine Schellman. In this essay, discuss how the themes, characters, or narrative style of the book (like Vivian’s POV) have impacted you over the last three weeks. Additionally, you might consider how your perception of the novel has changed over time. Or, you could think about how Schellman’s novel resonated with you and has contributed to your emotional or intellectual growth.  
Here are your goals when writing this essay:  
Reflect on your reading experience of Last Call at the Nightingale, using your reading journal entries and the prompt above  
Provide a thesis statement that gives the reader an overview of your essay 
Utilize quotes and other specific examples from Schellman’s novel to support your paragraphs  
Assignment Expectations 
In order to complete this assignment, you’ll want to incorporate your reading journal entries and your own analysis into a well-organized essay. Include quotes from Last Call at the Nightingale to demonstrate and support your thesis statement. 
Assignment Requirements 
There are several requirements for this essay. Aside from (obviously) meeting the prompt expectations, you’ll also want to ensure that you: 
Use MLA formatting  
Provide a Works Cited page 
Meet the required word count of 500 words  
Submit your essay on time 
To help with the Works Cited requirement, here are the proper citation entry for Katharine Schellman’s Last Call at the Nightingale:   
Schellman, Katharine. Last Call at the Nightingale. Minotaur, 2023.  I’m 
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