Homework

Post your Essay 3 Literary Analysis Draft.

In Week 6, you will submit the revised, final essay as your assignment.

Choose a fiction story from the readings in the textbook. Offer an analysis of one literary element such as characterization, theme, symbolism, or setting.

To help you focus, try to organize your essay based on one of the following questions:

How do the characters reflect the author's ideas about society?

How do the characters reflect gender roles or cultural norms?

How does the theme connect to the larger human experience in a unique way?

How does the symbolism reinforce the action or the main idea or message?

How does the setting reflect the mood of the characters or action and result of the story?

· Include roughly 500-700 words or about 3 to 5 pages.

· Demonstrate a strong, well-supported analysis without excessive retelling the situation.

· Offer thorough, specific, detailed development (paragraphs of at least 8-10 sentences each) and transitions between sections.

· Put all lists or bullet statements into sentence and paragraph form and discuss.

· Draw conclusions at the end of each section as well as for the whole essay.

· Use the third person voice.

· Check all spelling, grammar, punctuation, and use of language for professionalism and correctness. (Formal, third person voice is used.)

· Ensure report conforms to APA format for sources and citations as well as layout. (Sources are required for Essay 3--use the story in the textbook as a source.)