English

D.Brown ENGL 1020-LD-07 Spring  2022  

SHORT PAPER   #1:   CHARACTER ANALYSIS   Essay Proposal Form(See folder) DUE:          Thursday, February 24th, 2022 via Blackboard by 11:00pm First Draft DUE:                                             Saturday, February 26th via Blackboard by 11PM   Assignment Description: Using one of the works of drama assigned, write a character analysis on the antagonist or protagonist of the selected work. Consider how the antagonist or protagonist is portrayed, and how he or she interacts with the other characters as part of your analysis.   Thesis Example: Sgt.Waters’s ability to manipulate C.J. to eventually commit suicide is rooted in his role as the antagonist. Once Water’s background is revealed, the reader is able to learn what motivates his treacherous actions against the supporting characters.

The analysis would show what elements in Water’s past have molded him into the main antagonist of the play and how his traumatic past, motivates the ways in which he threatens and abuses the black soldiers under his command and  how his actions eventually lead to his murder.   Thesis Proposal Format for Instructor Review:  Log onto Blackboard. Download and complete the Thesis Proposal Form found on Blackboard in the Writing Assignments section. PAY ATTENTION: Failure to submit a proposal will result in an automatic five-point deduction from your final paper grade. Proposals that are handwritten and/or submitted using the anything but the approved form will also incur a five-point deduction from your final grade. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Essay Format: Heading Example (the upper left corner of page 1): Student Name ENGL 1020-LDXX Date Short Paper 2 Semester Year  

 3-4 typed, double-spaced pages  Create a title that describes the unique focus of your essay (centered at the

top of page 1).

 Use MLA format for in-text parenthetical citations and include an MLA-style works cited page. See Rules for Writers, for more information.

 Third person objective point of view; no first (I/we/our) or second (you) person language.

 Review Course Overview for additional assignment format.   Structural Suggestions Introduction- The introduction to grab your reader’s attention; create a sense of expectation that makes readers want to continue on to discover the insights of your analysis. Offer a short summary of no more than two to three sentences. The essay should clarify whatever issues are necessary so that readers who may have not read the literary text will still find your essay to be intelligible.  The introduction should end with a thesis statement that identifies the main purpose of your essay.  What are you saying specifically about the antagonist?   Body- The body of the paper should support the thesis in detail by exploring three to four subtopics.  Quotes from the literary text should be used to support your claims in the body.  However, be sure to avoid writing an essay that strings together many quotations without establishing a context for what the quoted passages are designed to illustrate.  Also avoid retelling the story. Once your thesis is established the essay’s job is to prove your thesis valid.     Conclusion- The conclusion should sum up the essay without being repetitious.  In the case where the body looks at the subjects of comparison separately, the conclusion should bring the two together. .  In the final paragraph of the essay, you can draw some conclusions on the overall impact of the literary work, the intent of the writer, or the larger message that work is trying to convey.