assignment

Expectations:

This is an academic essay and should include an introduction, multiple, focused body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Your paper should be well organized, logical, with a good flow, and free of mechanical (spelling, capitalization, and punctuation) errors.

Preparation:

Proceed through each of the five steps of the writing process: 1) generating ideas, 2) organizing ideas, 3) writing a first draft, 4) revising, and 5) proofreading.

Directions/Prompt:

Write a literary analysis essay of one of the assigned readings from the short story unit. (See Course Syllabus).

Evaluate the text carefully and exactly based on literary devices/elements, such as characterization, or plot, or theme, etc.—or a combination of literary devices/elements. See list of literary terms.

For more direction/guidance and good examples of the type of essay you should write, please consult sample literary analyses/research papers.

Formatting Requirements:

Use 10-12-point Times New Roman font; have 1-inch margins on all four sides; double-space; and document and format your work using the most recent (8th edition, 2016) MLA guidelines, including an MLA heading, page numbers on each page; and a relevant, interesting properly written title on the first page. You must include textual evidence, according to the MLA guidelines, from the primary source – your chosen short story.

Organization:

Write an appropriate, compelling title. Make sure your essay includes paragraphs with topic sentences that establish a context. Provide adequate details to develop the main idea. Your essay must be coherent and logically organized. Consider using a sensible pattern of organization, and make sure you write coherent sentences and unified paragraphs. Begin your essay with an interesting, appropriate topic and an attention-grabbing, relevant introduction. As you end your essay, include a sentence/some sentences that creates/create a sense of closure/refocus(es) the reader's attention on the main idea, and provide(s) additional insight for the main idea.

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Dr. Robin Nealy

ENGL 1302

15 November 2021

Diction in Hawley’s “This is for the Common Good”