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ENG 1123 Online Summer Thompson

Essay #1: UNIT 1 –

Stories:The Disappearance, The Story of an Hour, The Yellow

Wallpaper, and Suicide Note

Instruc!onsInstruc!ons:

Compose a cri!cal analysis essay on one of the topics below.

Your essay should be well developed, unified, coherent, and

gramma"cally correct. Refer to the Grading Criteria for MCC

English Classes in the First Day Handout for this course.

Required length: 1 ½ -2 typed pages

You will have a chance to earn 5 bonus points on this essay

by following the direc"ons for checking your graded essay

in Turn It In and looking over the correc"ons and comments

(a#er I have graded it). Turn It In will show me if you viewed

your document or not. The direc"ons (with pictures) are in

this week's module "tled "Instruc"ons for Seeing

Correc"ons in Turn It In."

Create a thesis statement, and back up your claim with

support/evidence from the text. Support should contain clear,

specific examples from the story or stories you are analyzing, as

well as documenta"on for all text references. Include at least

one quota!on from the story in each body paragraph of your

essay, for a total of 4 quota"ons from the story/poem. *See

handouts about how ci"ng poetry is different than stories. It

would be a good idea to do an outline before wri"ng the essay.

Follow MLA format: Use size 12, Times New Roman font and 1-

inch margins; double space.

Include a Work Cited page. It is not included in the two-page

length requirement; it should appear on a separate page at the

end of your paper. You will automa"cally lose 20 points for not

including a Works Cited page.

Topics:

1. Analyze a character in one of the short stoires and show

how he or she is a dynamic, round, flat, or sta!c character

by examining his or her development over the course of the

story.

2. Choose one work from Units 1 and discuss how in

the story/poem society plays a part in imprisoning/s"fling

the main character.

3. Discuss the importance of se%ng in 1 work from Units 1.

Analyze how the se%ng ("me and place) adds meaning,

conflict, and/or relevance to the characters. Do NOT just

describe the se%ng and tell me “in this story the se%ng is

this. In that story the se%ng is that.” That is not analysis,

nor is it interes"ng. I want to know how and why the

se%ng is significant, what thisreveals about the characters,

the "me period, and the conflict within the story

StepsSteps:

Before beginning your paper, read the wri"ng handouts; use

them as a guide while working on your essay as well.

Use the outline form on the next page to plan your paper.

You may write/type directly on the form or on a separate

page. Submi%ng an adequate outline with your final dra#

will earn you 5 bonus points on the paper.

A#er comple"ng a rough dra# of your essay, use the

handouts in Canvas to make sure you have done everything

correctly before submi%ng your essay to me.

Message me in Canvas with any specific ques"ons you have

during any stage of the wri"ng process

No “thing,” “a lot,” “you,” or contrac"ons.

Remember that when you write about literature, you should

write in present tense, not past tense. You should write as if

the piece of literature and the characters are as alive today as

they were when the novel was wri!en.

Example: Say : In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses Daisy’s

shallowness to show that she is spoiled and incapable of love.

Daisy shows this when she calls Nick a “rose.”

When wri"ng a cri"cal literary paper, do not summarize the

plot at any point in your paper. Assume that your reader (which

is me) has read the novel and is familiar with the plot (which I

am!).

Parenthe!cal Cita!on from the Text:

You are to use at least 4 direct quotes from the text within your

paper to prove your point. A direct quote is wri"ng word for

word what the source says. Do not use over 2 lines. You are to

put these words in quota"on marks and cite the page number

from which you got the informa"on. You can also paraphrase

quotes from the book, but this too must have a cita"on.

Example: Nick says, “I was within and without, simultaneously

enchanted and repelled by the inexhaus"ble variety of life”

(46).

You may lead into the quote with a colon if you have a

complete sentence that prepares the reader for the following

quota"on. The sentence before the quota"on must support it.

Example: Nick feels isolated from the outside world while he is

at Tom and Myrtle’s party: “I was within and without,

simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaus"ble

variety of life” (46).

Do not use a drop quote, which is a quote that begins a

sentence with no lead-in or introduc"on.

Example: Nick is a very foolish narrator who is never

quite honest with the reader. “I was …”

***Follow a three-step procedure: make your point, use a

quota"on or plot detail to illustrate it, and then explain clearly

and fully how this excerpt illustrates your point:

Despite how hard he tries to fit in and how much he admires

these interes"ng yet grotesque people, Nick feels isolated from

the outside world while he is at Tom and Myrtle’s party: “I was

within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by

the inexhaus"ble variety of life” (46). In a sense, Nick is an

oxymoron in that he both loves and hates …

How to Set Up of Your Paper

Introduc!on: The first sentence of your introduc"ons should

give the !tle and author of the book. You must have a well-

developed thesis statement as the last sentence in your

introductory paragraph and topic sentences in each body

paragraph. Your thesis should make a claim and should be your

own thoughts/opinions about the topic, a claim that you are

making throughout the paper. The thesis should have a “so

what” to it, meaning it should give me a reason to want to read

your paper. You then use your body paragraphs to “prove” your

point.

Example: Do not just say: Daisy is shown to be shallow,

incapable of love, and uncaring.

A good thesis: Through Daisy’s ac!ons, statements, and values,

Fitzgerald shows that Daisy is shallow and uncaring, thus

mirroring the shallowness of many wealthy people of the Jazz

Age.

Body: The body should contain paragraphs that provide

support for your thesis. Each paragraph should contain one

idea. Topic sentences should support the thesis and should

have a limi"ng idea, or focus. The final sentence of each

paragraph should sum up the ideas.

Example: Bradbury cri"cizes the quality of school through the

character of Clarisse. When Clarisse tells Montag about school,

she says, “we never ask ques"ons . . . they just run the answers

at you” (29). School has become a place for training kids not to

think instead of crea"ng thinkers and creators.

Then you would provide a quote or paraphrase of a passage

that deals with social cri"cism. Give page numbers. There

should always be a lead in to a quote and an explana"on

a#erward.

* Make sure to introduce a quote or paraphrase. Tell your

reader who is saying the quote or which characters are involved

in the passage:

Example: A#er Montag has been seeing Clarisse for a while, he

asks her why she is not in school. She responds that she does

not go and that she is not missed. She tells Montag that she is

“an"-social” and that she dislikes the school because..

Conclusion: The conclusion can be a restatement of what you

said in your paper. Tie all your points together and stress why

they are important. It also can be a comment which focuses

your overall reac"on. Finally, it can be a predic"on of the

effects of what you're reac"ng to. You should have a clincher: a

short sentence that reinforces your point in the paper.

Your conclusion should include no new informa"on.

Never use first or second person or informal language in a

formal cri"cal paper. This especially includes statements such

as “I think,” “I believe,” “In my opinion,” “We can see,” “In this

paper I will show,” “You can see,” … You get the idea.

Note: You have many alterna"ves to the standard says and

states to indicate that a character is speaking. Here are some

examples: note, point out, declare, exclaim, shriek, observe,

assert, contend, argue, retort, remark, respond, complain, deny,

ect. There are many, many more. Be crea"ve.

Essay Outline

(No "tle is needed un"l you complete an actual dra# of your

essay.)

NOTE: With the excep"on of the thesis, you do not have to

write complete sentences in your outline.

1. Introduc"on (Fill in the boxes)

A. Story "tle, author, brief overview and/or background

informa"on

B. Transi"on/general statements leading to thesis

C. Thesis statement

1. Body Paragraph 1 –

A. First point of discussion

B. Specific support 1

1. Quote(s) and/or text reference(s) to support point one

2. Follow-up/explana"on of support

C. Specific support 2

1. Quote(s) and/or text reference(s) to support point one

2. Follow-up/explana"on of support

Body Paragraph 2 –

A. Second point of discussion

B. Specific support 1

1. Evidence – quote(s) and/or text reference(s)

2. Follow-up/explana"on of evidence

C. Specific support 2

1. Evidence – quote(s) and/or text reference(s)

2. Follow-up/explana"on of evidence

1. Body Paragraph 3 (op"onal) –

A. Third point of discussion

B. Specific support 1

1. Quote(s) and/or text reference(s) to support point one

2. Follow-up/explana"on of evidence

C. Specific support 2

1. Evidence – quote(s) and/or text reference(s)

2. Follow-up/explana"on of evidence

1. Conclusion

A. Reworded thesis

B. Concluding statements

C. Clincher (Give readers something to think about.)

It is okay if you cannot fit your points into this form exactly.

This is just a general guide for organizing your paper.

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