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ENG 2480 Major Assignment #3

Essay #2: Character Analysis Essay

 

Paper Specifications: 2 Full Pages, excluding WorksCited page. Typed. Double Spaced. One-inch Margins. 12pt. Font. Times New Roman. Proper MLA.

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***Do not paste the essay into the assignment forum text box. Attach the document instead***

 

Due Date: Monday, June 19, 2017 in Blackboard by 11:00pm

 

Using the STEAL method or Foil Characters concept, analyze how the author constructs a character. Your analytical argument should focus on how the author creates the character and how the author uses the character to embody the theme of the work.

 

Find one scholarly source to help support your essay’s thesis.

 

Choose only one character from the following list as your main point of analysis:

 

• Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest:
o Lady Bracknell
o Miss Prism
o Cecily
• Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde:
o Mr. Poole
o Mr. Gabriel John Utterson
o Dr. Hastie Lanyon

 

Remember, always establish clear criteria during your argumentation. You need a clear thesis to guide the essay and argumentative topic sentences to guide each paragraph. You are essentially discussing how an author creates the personality of a fictional character and how that character helps develop the meaning and significance of a work, so make sure you assert your interpretation.

 

Do not summarize! Consider that your audience has read the work and has been exposed to the key literary terms, so you do not need to define them.

 

Do not evaluate! Avoid judging how well the author writes or how good or bad the poem is. Analyze the importance of the literary device and remain objective.

 

***Numerous essays exist about these works. Do not be tempted to plagiarize! Use close reading and your critical thinking skills to approach your selected topic***

 

Grading Scale

Title Is Helpful, Informative, and Reflective

0 to 5 Points

Presentation and Strength of the Introduction, Body, and Conclusion. 

0 to 10 Points

Clearly Stated Thesis. Must Be Analytical and Reflect the Assignment.

0 to 10 Points

Focus: Staying on Topic. Always Developing and Sticking to the Thesis and Assignment. 

0 to 10 Points

Every Paragraph Has an Argumentative Topic Sentence. Every Paragraph Has Support or Examples or Details Explaining the Topic Sentence. 

0 to 10 Points

Flow: Transitions (not simply transitional words) and Logical Progressions or Movements Between Paragraphs and Sentences Connecting Their Different Ideas. 

0 to 10 Points

Organization, Order, and Structure. 

0 to 10 Points

Using and Developing a Logical and In-depth Approach to Claims. Strong Analysis without Over-Summarization.

0 to 10 Points

Vivid Descriptions. “Show. Do Not Tell.” Substantial, In-depth Detail and Textual / Visual Evidence. 

0 to 10 Points

Clear Language that Explains and Expresses Each Idea in an Understandable Manner. Comprehensible Grammar and Good Diction.

0 to 10 Points

Use Proper Page Specifications and MLA format. 

0 to 5 Points

 

Remember, you will lose 10 points for every day you do not turn in the essay after its due date.

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