Essay about the poem " The chimney Sweeper: When My Mother Died I Was Very Young" by: William Blake

You will write a thesis-driven literary research paper about one or more of the assigned texts

we have read and discussed this quarter.

The thesis should make an argument about the text(s), and the supporting discussion should

defend this argument by quoting particular passages and analyzing their meaning. This is NOT a

BOOK REPORT so make sure you avoid merely SUMMARIZING the text(s). The thesis cannot

duplicate an argument made in the secondary sources, but it can be situated with reference to

one or more arguments.

The paper must cite at least THREE credible outside sources obtained from Bloom’s Literature

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. database. The assigned text is a primary

source; credible outside sources are published articles or books referring to the authors, texts,

and/or their time periods or describing a useful theoretical perspective from which you will

analyze the primary text, e.g. theories from sociology, economics, or psychology.

Criteria for Grade:

1. Name the author(s) and the title(s) of the work(s) you are discussing;

2. Present a clear thesis about the work(s) that responds to the question(s);

3. Refer to specific examples in the work(s) in order to support your thesis;

4. Analyze both the work(s)’s form and content while using proper terminology;

5. Cite at least THREE outside sources that comment on the topic of your paper;

6. Correct spelling and grammar.

Additional Instructions:

Format: MLA (see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/Links to an external

site.. Use this MLA Essay Template

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to write your essay.

Style: Double-spaced. 12 point font Times New Roman. 1 inch margins.

Length: Approx. 1500 words

Due Date: April 12th 12:15 PM