Final paper Literary Analysis

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Paper Title: A Worn Path

No. of Pages: two and a half page draft (excluding the title and references page)

Paper Style: APA Paper Type: Other

Taken English? Yes English as Second Language? No

Feedback Areas: Focus/Thesis Statement, Grammar & Mechanics

Paper Goals: This paper is an Literary Analysis. It needs a working thesis an introduction, at

least three body paragraphs, and a conclusion.Avoid any use of the first person.

Proofing Summary:

Hello Kaleena ,

Thank you for submitting your assignment to the Learning Services Writing Center. My name is Rita, and I

appreciated the opportunity to review your paper.

Strengths:

You have used examples and specific details with quotations to develop the paper. Your paragraphs give answers

to some of the prompt's suggested questions. You have made an effort to use effective language. The

organization of your paper shows support for your main ideas.

Suggestions:

As a basis for comparison, a suggested model thesis for this story is as follows:

The story’s setting--Christmas, dangerous woods, and the paved city--illustrates the social challenges and

hypocrisy Phoenix must face.

Supporting points for sample thesis:

1. Two characters show Phoenix charity but also seem hostile/judgmental, suggesting that their intentions are not

entirely charitable.

2. Phoenix is familiar with the settings (perhaps more at home in the woods) but also uses different survival skills

for their different challenges and people.

3. These challenges reflect the society Phoenix has had to adapt to, which includes potentially dangerous white

men and judgmental institutional figures.

Use this model as a guide to how a thesis statement for a literary analysis connects with the topic sentences of the

body paragraphs. As you develop yours, also, tighten the direct connection of body paragraphs to the thesis

statement with their topic sentences and their final sentences to help unify the paper.

APA format and Grammar and Mechanics: There are some suggestions about proofing and mechanics as well as

APA format and in-text citations. Links to more information are also given. Note that we have not edited or

proofread the entire draft for minor errors. Additionally, for more help with your grammar and punctuation, please

use the Grammarly software which is available under "Writing Center" in your classroom.

As always, feel free to join a Live Tutoring Session with a tutor to receive immediate feedback on any additional

questions you may have, including any questions you may have on the review of this paper. Keep up the good

work, and thanks for using the Learning Services Writing Center!

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Please note that on the title page, your page header/running head should look like this: Running head: TITLE OF YOUR PAPER

This looks good, but everything is double spaced for APA.

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Pages after the title page should have a running head that looks like this: TITLE OF YOUR PAPER

Can you be more clear about the

connections of this last sentence?

In what way?

For this, the first page of text, you begin with

your introduction; however, first, you repeat

the title of the paper and center it. The

word "Introduction" is not used as a heading.

The introduction is written in a "funnel

fashion," moving from broad to narrow as it

describes your topic.

Try to simplify your sentence structure.

You may want to start a new sentence

with the idea underlined.

Is falling in the ditch an obstacle?

Is there a better word for it?

To properly cite, add quotation

marks around sentences that are

word-for-word from a source and

add an in-text citation. For

example: “Quote in quotation

marks” (Author’sLastName, Year,

p.#).

This working thesis should tell your

reader the purpose and overall

argument of your paper. In your

body paragraphs, you will support

your claims about the significance of

the story through your analysis of

the literary elements in that story.

The thesis statement becomes a

road map for the body paragraphs

with each paragraph developing one

aspect of your main idea.

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How are you connecting the main idea

of this paragraph to your thesis

statement? How is this related to her

struggle with the setting?

Just make sure that your thesis

statement provides a clear

representation of the

subtopics that you discuss in your

body paragraphs and that your

conclusion wraps up

your main ideas without

introducing any new information.

You are using good quotes from the story.

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You will need a conclusion for this paper. As you write it, consider the following questions:

If my readers were to only read my conclusion, would they comprehend the message of

the paper?

Have I fully summarized my ideas?

Is the importance or relevance of the issue emphasized?

Have I connected all my main ideas to the thesis statement?

See this link for conclusions and introductions:

https://awc.ashford.edu/essay-dev-introductions-and-conclusions.html

When you conclude your

paragraph, you want to draw

together the information you have

presented to elaborate your main

idea. To do that, you summarize

the points made, repeat words

from the topic sentence, and use

linking words like therefore, thus,

and in summary to tie the

paragraph back to the thesis.

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TITLE OF YOUR PAPER

Note that each page including this one needs proper headings left and

right. Everything is double spaced for APA with no extra spaces from headings to

title or title to citation or between citations Your citations are not numbered.

Check format for citations at this link:

https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-apa-reference-models.html

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