In Module/Week 3, you will write a 750-word (approximately 3 pages) essay that compares and
contrasts 2 stories from the Fiction Unit. Before you begin writing the essay, carefully read the below
guidelines for developing your paper topic and review the Fiction Essay Grading Rubric to see how your
submission will be graded. Gather all of your information, plan the direction of your essay, and organize
your ideas by developing a 1-page thesis statement and outline for your essay. Format the thesis
statement and the outline in a single Microsoft Word document using current MLA, APA, or Turabian
style (whichever corresponds to your degree program); check your Perrine’s Literature textbook,
the Harbrace Essentials Handbook and/or the link contained in the Assignment Instructions Folder to
ensure correct citation format is used.
Your Fiction Essay must include a title page, a thesis/outline page, and the essay itself, followed by a
works cited/references/bibliography page listing any primary and/or secondary texts cited in your essay.
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FICTION ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS
You must complete the required textbook readings in preparation for the Fiction Essay. This will
equip you to objectively respond to the readings by compiling information from a variety of
sources in order to compose a persuasive analysis of a literary work. You will also learn to
follow standard usage in English grammar and sentence structure; identify the theme and
structure of each literary selection as well as the significant characteristics or elements of each
genre studied; and evaluate the literary merit of a work (Syllabus MLOs: A, B, C, D, F, G and
Module/Week 3 LOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
In Module/Week 3, you will write a 750-word (approximately 3 pages) essay that compares and
contrasts 2 stories from the Fiction Unit. Before you begin writing the essay, carefully read the
below guidelines for developing your paper topic and review the Fiction Essay Grading Rubric
to see how your submission will be graded. Gather all of your information, plan the direction of
your essay, and organize your ideas by developing a 1-page thesis statement and outline for your
essay. Format the thesis statement and the outline in a single Microsoft Word document using
current MLA, APA, or Turabian style (whichever corresponds to your degree program) check ;
your textbook, the Handbook and/or the link contained Perrine’s Literature Harbrace Essentials
in the Assignment Instructions Folder to ensure correct citation format is used.
Your Fiction Essay must include a title page, a thesis/outline page, and the essay itself, followed
by a works cited/references/bibliography page listing any primary and/or secondary texts cited in
your essay.
You must submit your thesis and outline by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 2 for
instructor feedback.
Submit your Fiction Essay by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 3
