212 Literary Analysis Research Essay

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Novel by Mark Twain

n Essay must be 2000 words (including Works Cited pg) with 4-5 secondary

 sources in order to pass.

n Must be written in MLA form (i.e. 12pt font, Times New Roman, Double-

Spaced, proper citation of sources and Works Cited pg., etc.)

n 3 of the sources must be articles from literary journals or chapters from 

  books that are at least 8 pgs long. 

n No more than 2 sources can be from the same publication (i.e. only 2 

articles from The Arizona Quarterly or The Hemingway Review)

n No more than 2 sources from the same author, scholar, or critic

(i.e. only two articles from Melinda Brooks, Ph.D.)

n Have at least 2 sources dated after 1980 (All may be post-1980)

n No Cliffs Notes, Spark Notes, Encyclopedias, Wikipedia, About.com, etc.

type sources.  (The Bloom, Twayne, or Cambridge critical companion

series are fine, but can only use 1 of them).

n Must quote/cite at least once from each of your sources. No more than

twice from any one source. 

n Must quote from the story at least 6 times – no more than 12. 

n At least 2 of your sources must be about the story (i.e. about

“The Open Boat” – {2 of your sources can, however, be outside

of the author and story: for instance, a historical source about the

Jazz Age, Romanticism in the Old South, or Women in Victorian Culture}

n Need at least 1 Block quotes in Essay (no more than 2); and must 

Paraphrase/cite at least once. 

n Have an Thematic Introduction and a Thesis Statement somewhere by 

bottom of pg 1.

n Essay must be submitted to TurnItIn.com or will automatically fail.

n All of the above are the fundamental, departmentally mandated

requirements necessary to simply pass the assignment.