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ENC1102 Composition II Prof. Chuck Malenfant
Researched Essay One
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_______1,000 to 1,200 words.
_______Paper is on “Sweat”, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, “A Good
Man Is Hard to Find”, “Chrysanthemums”, or "Saboteur".
_______Paper is laid out in MLA Format (see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
and refer to the model papers in your textbook.
_______Includes at least 3 scholarly research sources in addition to citing the work itself.
_______Sources are a mix of various types: books, journal articles, authoritative web sites, etc.
_______ Sources include criticism of the author, of the particular story, or of other works by the
author, the criticism of which the student believes can be applied to the work at hand.
_______Sources are cited using in-text citations
(see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/ and the materials in the Writing Skills
folder of our course content.
_______In-text citations conform to MLA format.
_______Sources are listed on a “Works Cited” page
(see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/ and the materials in the Writing
Skills and MS Word Help folders of our course content.
_______”Works Cited” listings conform to MLA format.
_______Introductory paragraph includes a thesis statement that aims to prove a point, state a
problem and a solution, offer a personal opinion, or take a side in a scholarly argument.
Refer to the information on pp. 1098-- of your textbook.
_______Evidence from the text at hand and research sources is used in support of the thesis.
_______Discussion of structure/imagery and symbolism/point of view/setting and
atmosphere/theme are used to express and understanding of the story and support the
ENC1102 Composition II Prof. Chuck Malenfant
Researched Essay One
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thesis.
_______ Sources are integrated into the discussion of the paper and used as support for the thesis.
Refer to the materials in the Writing Skills folder of our course content.
_______ Concluding paragraph includes a restatement of the thesis.
_______ Concluding paragraph includes discussion on the implications/importance/relevance/use
of the thesis. Refer to the information on pp. 1101-- of your textbook.
_______ Paper is free from spelling errors.
_______Paper is free from grammatical errors.
_______Paper is free from punctuation errors.
_______Paper incorporates stylistic elements like parallelism, variation of sentence length and
structure, avoidance of passive voice, and use of transitions.
_______Paper is free from discourse unrelated to the thesis.