PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. !!!!
YOU WILL BE DISCUSSING THE WORK OF FOUR WRITERS IN THE ATTACHMENT
INSTRUCTIONS !!!!
- For your final essay, you will be looking at general
topics/themes—ideas that connect the stories and poems in Volume
E: American Literature since
1945. All reading
selections must come from the textbook. Here is a link to the
table of contents (in case you don’t have the book): http://media.wwnorton.com/cms/contents/NAAL8_VE_TOC.pdf - Before writing your essay,
please read either the introduction to Volume E or the briefer
online introduction (copied below). You will find the part
called “Literary Developments” and the timeline very useful. - In your essay (750-1000 words or more), you will trace one of
these general ideas through at least four pieces of literature by different writers (poets,
playwrights, fiction writers–no essays, speeches, or
non-fiction prose) from this time period. - In other words, you will be discussing the work of four writers; you
may include more than one work by each of the four writers. - The paper should be in essay form with an introduction, body
paragraphs, and a conclusion rather than a collection of reading
responses. Please do not use sub-headings. - You must use quotations from the reading selections as
support for your general ideas. - You should not use the same works that you used in your
reading responses for Volume E or the novel or short story
that you wrote about in your research paper. - Please do not choose long reading selections for this
paper. - If you have questions or need suggestions, please let me know.
The final should show me that you have read selections from various
parts of Volume E.
- Reading selections that reveal something about relationships
between parents and children during this time period (especially
adults looking back on their relationships with their parents)l events.)
The final is a test of your ability
to use critical thinking skills as you discuss the stories and
poems, so you should use sources sparingly. Also, if you are
quoting, even from the textbook, please use quotation marks or
block (indent 10 spaces from the left margin) quotations of more
than three lines. As always, you should follow MLA format. If you
don’t use secondary sources (sources other than the textbook), you
do not need a works cited page.
If you use the textbook as your only source, just include
page numbers. Do not repeat the authors’ names over and over in
parentheses. The authors’ names should be in sentences in the
text of the paper, not in parentheses.
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