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142_paper_2_instructions.docxPaper 2 ENG 142
Critical Style Paper
Choose one of the critical styles to analyze the story you wrote about in your first paper from a critical perspective as outlined in WEAL, and as we discussed in class. Choose the critical style that best explains, supports, or illuminates your theme. You may draw parallels from history, examine one of society’s values, look at how women are treated in the story, examine finances and power and who controls them, or consider the psychology of the author or characters.
You may focus on one of the following elements: symbolism, the idea of a quest contained in the play, or character studies of the main or supporting characters, plot, irony or a pattern that supports your identification of the theme. The paper should be a minimum length of six pages or 2400 words in MLA style. You MUST cite at least two other sources besides the author, Foster or W.E.A.L. for a total of at least FOUR sources, two of which must be critical style sources.
When writing about literature, do not spend more than one short paragraph on the plot, unless plot is an element that you are using to support your theme.
DO NOT RETELL THE STORIES IN YOUR MATERIAL.
Make a point, then give details from the story, from Foster or WEAL, and then support your main points from a supporting critical style work.
MLA Format
All writing must be in MLA Style. See Keys for Writers or The Owl at Perdue Online.
In papers, when citing a source, use the author name page number format:
Joyce utilizes colloquialisms in his writing in order to give a sense of place and time: “besides they were dreadfully afraid that Freddy Mains might turn up screwed” (Joyce 585).
Remember to cite the author, not the editor, in your in-text citation and your Works Cited page. Your Works Cited page should contain at least four works, including your play.
Paper Submission Guidelines:
1. You must gather information from reputable sources; use of internet websites are not allowed (note that full-text articles accessed online through library databases are allowed).
2. Each paper must be submitted to Turnitin.com by class time on the day it is due.
3. This paper must also be submitted to the dropbox on Moodle labeled Paper Two
4. The critical style sources that you use must be printed out and placed in a folder and handed in on the due date in class.
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Paper construction
Be sure that you have carefully edited your first version of the paper according to the instructor’s feedback on turnitin.com. Grammatical errors, format errors, MLA errors, and structural errors will all lose more points if they are not corrected.
Your thesis should include a clear statement of a THEME you have discovered in the story. The theme should be a meaningful statement about life or human nature. This is a CLAIM- an idea that is significant (not self-evident or a cliché) and arguable (someone can disagree with it). The thesis must have three parts: 1. Type of person or society, 2. Actions, 3. outcome
Your MAIN POINTS should be YOUR ideas. They should clearly support and relate to your thesis. They should also be claims.
SUBPOINTS should be DETAILS or evidence (no re-telling or summarizing) from the story or another source that clearly support and relate to your Main Points.
Paragraphs should begin with a main point or subpoint.
ADD supporting information for each main point in a new paragraph following your existing paragraphs.
Format should be:
Opening paragraph, which should include a brief introduction and the
Thesis: What THEME you have discovered.
There should be a second paragraph that explains which critical style is being used, what the critical style is, and why it is the best choice to support the theme and thesis for your paper.
Subsequent Paragraphs should start with A MAIN IDEA or a Supporting idea. Be Sure to Begin paragraphs with a clear statement that you then back up within the paragraph. End paragraphs with a transition sentence.
Paragraphs should be no shorter than 3 sentences and no longer than a half page (MAX!).
ADD supporting information for each main point in a new paragraph following your existing paragraphs.
The end of your essay should have a clear re-statement of your thesis and main points- but not a word for word one- clear statements about the conclusions you drew in your paper, and what applicable lesson or insight the reader can gain from your paper to apply to life. (SO WHAT action statement)
Works Cited page is your final page. Be sure to use Times new roman 12 pt font for this page as well. If you copy and paste the citation from Ohiolink, be sure to change the font and to make sure that the hanging indent transferred. Be sure the citation is formatted correctly for MLA.
