Kim Woods

For your revisions, I suggest focusing on:

1. Remember that a literary analysis should provide insightful explanation to a piece of fiction. If you look at two or three of a

character’s actions (as suggested by the prompt), remember that you are not merely looking at them, but examining them. You should

be addressing why they happened. Why did Jackson do the things he did? What were his motives? What influenced him to make

those decisions?

2. The introduction to a paper is a very important section, in that it sets the expectations of the reader. While there is no one formula

for a good introduction, in general, an introduction to a formal paper of this type should accomplish the following:

Attract the reader’s attention

Define and explain any keywords

Introduce your topic

Establish why the reader should care about your topic

State your thesis

Please try to do these things in your introduction. For more help writing your introduction, click here:

http://writingcenter.bridgepointeducation.com/introductions-conclusions

3. The last sentence of your introduction paragraph should state your thesis. A thesis conveys your position on a topic and provides

focus for your essay—basically, it is what you are hoping to accomplish or prove in this paper. A simple equation for a thesis

statement might look something like this: Specific topic + your opinion or the claim+ your reasons = Thesis

You can structure your thesis like this: Topic is [opinion] because of X, Y, and Z.

or

Because of X, Y, and Z, Topic is/can be seen as/should/should not [opinion]

Try adding a thesis like this to the end of your introduction. For help writing a thesis, click here:

http://writingcenter.bridgepointeducation.com/writing-a-thesis

The introduction of an essay is

important. It provides context by

acquainting the audience with the

concepts they will need in order to

understand the essay and its

significance. The last sentence of the

introduction is the thesis, which states

what the essay is intended to prove

and outlines the supporting points that

prove it, presenting the defining

argument of the essay. That argument

should directly answer the prompt,

which asks that your essay "Discuss

the character’s motivations and

decisions in terms you can support with

clear evidence from a critical reading of

the text."

Any words, ideas, or information

from a source other than your own

original thoughts, whether quoted,

paraphrased, or summarized, should

come with an in-text citation.

The outlined supporting points of the

thesis provide a framework for the body

of the essay, with a paragraph dedicated

to each of the points. This ensures that

the thesis and the body are mutually

supportive, unifying them in their

direction and goals.

You might consider whether these two

sentiments are in agreement.

Watch out for redundancies in your

language. Consider whether having

both of these words lends any

additional meaning to the sentence.

Sector or departments

A quote is not usually left as a

standalone sentence. Context informs

how a quote is understood. Alone, how a

quote is explained and interpreted is left

in the audience's hands. Further, the

citation of a quote should include the

page number. If the source does not

have sequential pages, the paragraph

number is used instead.

Keep the prompt in mind at all times

while writing. It asks about Jackson's

motivations and decisions. Remember

that the focus is not on what Jackson

does and thinks but why he does and

thinks those things.

Each entry in the reference page should have a hanging indent.

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