english class essay
Use MLA format, and double space. Staple in top left corner (if you submit a hard copy), and no cover page is needed. Use Times New Roman 12 point font with standard one inch margins. Minimum 8 full pages (not counting works cited page), maximum 10 pages, and use at least five credible sources to support your thesis driven essay.
When I say thesis driven, I mean that you should assert in the first paragraph what aspect of the work or what theme you will be exploring. What is the work about, or what does it say to you? Identifying the theme of the story/poem/drama you are writing about is your thesis, which should appear in your introductory paragraph. In the body of the paper (where you support your thesis), make specific references to the text by either quoting or paraphrasing it, and also include your five critical sources enough, but do not overuse them, to support your analysis. Make it a goal to cite each of the five critical sources at least twice within your paper (parenthetical citation). You must write the paper on one of the works we are reading in the course. Try to figure out which text interests you and let me know early on what you decide. I will be happy to help you organize your ideas or even work out your thesis.
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Meaning the conflict or division between faith and science or collectivism and individualism and how that shift changed the way we view religion.