The document provides two writing prompts and asks the student to write thesis statements for essays responding to each prompt. The prompts are: 1) describing the characteristics of an epic hero using Odysseus from The Odyssey as an example; and 2) discussing how the expectations of characters in Great Expectations were destroyed or changed using a quote by Robert Burns. The document then provides the student's thesis statements for each prompt focusing on Odysseus's heroic deeds and how expectations changed for characters in Great Expectations. Further instructions are given on completing the assignment, including writing an outline, finding quotes, and filling out the introduction and conclusion.