ON THE IMAGES UPLOADED ARE THE DIFFERENT DISCUSSIONS THAT I DID, YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE STORY, AND DO ANALYSIS PAPER. NO plagiarism allowed, also relevant sources will result an F. Also MLA format.
Please read everything, I pay good. IT’s just 1000-1300 words.
Read the entire unit carefully; compose your analytical paper according to these instructions.
Remember that the first paper is YOUR ANALYSIS only. A plagiarized paper will result in a zero (that cannot be dropped) for the whole paper. Again, ask me if you need advice before you post your paper to Turnitin. Proofread your paper for major errors before submitting it to avoid a deduction from your grade (see the rubric).
Your paper is NOT submitted to Turnitin.com unless you receive a submission receipt from this site. Save this receipt as evidence of your submission. Email me with a copy of your paper before the deadline if Turnitin.com fails to give you a receipt.
Purpose:
This paper writing assignment invites you to pull together everything you used in English 240, to synthesize every literary device and evaluative process we have utilized this semester, as you analyze one of the assigned stories, organize your thoughts and insights into an original interpretation, and communicate these to other readers through your first paper.
Students writing this paper will demonstrate the following competencies:
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- The ability to read analytically and creatively.
- The ability to compose original arguments that evaluate, analyze, and synthesize literary texts.
- The ability to communicate well in writing.
Knowledge:
No doubt about it–communicating well helps a person succeed in life, and “reading” situations and people well supplements this success. A well-written literary analysis paper challenges a writer to practice these skill sets even as it prepares one for life: analytical thinking, applying knowledge, discovery/creativity, synthesizing/applying ideas, and utilizing a writing process.
We have practiced each of these this term, but so far our applications have been limited to specific concepts and our writings have been brief. This paper assignment is an opportunity to choose a favorite story you have read this term and write extensively. It’s a chance to apply every interpretive lens we have used to date and even discover your own focus. Literature explores the richness and complexity of life, so your paper is an invitation to write what you care about and what you see the writer accomplishing in the story you select. If you consult your syllabus course goals, you will see that this assignment aligns precisely with our goals for the course as a whole.
Task:
- Read this entire unit carefully, paying special attention to the specific instructions here and the Criteria for Success below. Please email me with any questions!!
- This essay is an analysis based on a close reading of one of the literary texts we have discussed in class. You choose the story to write about from the assigned stories in the Learning Units. You also choose your topic–what you want to write about the story you choose. See the Unit Materials for ideas for topics or simply consult your own experience; usually the story that tapped into your own feelings in a positive or a negative way is a good place to start.
- You want to argue (choose a debatable topic and prove you are correct with the details and quotes from the story) your point, so choose a debatable point to write about.
- The essay should be 1000-1200 words long and should develop a tightly focused thesis of your choosing with a series of related assertions supported by quotes, paraphrases, and explanations of the literary text.
- Do NOT consult the Internet, professional journals, magazines, or any other outside source for this paper. A plagiarized paper earns a zero–no credit at all for the assignment. This writing expresses your own individual understanding of the literary text or texts you choose to interpret.
- Eventually, this paper will be revised into a research paper using MLA formatting, so you may wish to format this paper in MLA, too. At the least, your typed paper should be double-spaced using a 12 pt. font and one-inch margins. Add an interesting title to this paper; again, you will need it for the final paper.
IMPORTANT
The research paper is required: Failure to submit one results in a “F” for this course. Failure to research 3 reliable, relevant sources will result in an “F” for the research paper. Failure to include internal citations of your research within the paper and/or failure to attach a Works Cited page to your research paper will result in an “F” for the research paper. Again, this assigned paper is worth 25% of your final grade.
Your research paper is a revision of your first paper. At this point, you have been consulting experts about your literary text(s), and these readings have increased your understanding and expanded the depth of your initial discussion of the literature (in your first paper). Make sure you are seriously utilizing the comments on your first paper in this revision.
Make sure you are using at least three quality secondary sources (print books, eBooks, database articles, print articles, and reference works) closely related to your paper topic. Refer back to the materials in Learning Unit 11: make sure you are analyzing, not summarizing. This paper must be in MLA format, and it must have a Works Cited page.
Remember: A plagiarized paper will KILL your grade average and could even cause you to fail this class. DO NOT COPY someone else’s ideas or their words and represent them as your own!!! All you have to do is cite the ideas you borrow–give the original thinker his or her credit!!–and put quotation marks around the words you copy and cite these (how easy!!).
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