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For the Literary Analysis,  1000 word essay in APA essay format analyzing how a single literary element is used in a short story NOT from the reading list.

These are the following short stories that may not be used in this assignment.

 

- "The Story of an Hour" by Chopin.

- "Killings".

- "A Rose for Emily" by Faulkner.

- "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Perkins-Gillman.

- "Eveline" by Joyce.

- "Fiesta, 1980" by Diaz. 

 

- "The Birthmark"

"Young Goodman Brown"

"The Minister's Black Veil" by Hawthorne

 

- Fences by Wilson.

-  A Doll House by Ibsen.

- Othello by Shakespeare.

- "Introduction to Poetry" by Collins.

- "To Waken an Old Lady" by Williams.

- "Acquainted With the Night" by Frost.

- "All That Time" by Swenson. 

- "The Word Plum" by Chasin.

- "Of Night" by Peacock. 

 

- "Form" by Mitchell.

- "Since Feeling is First" by Cummings.

 

- "Dusting". p.904, "First Muse".

 

"Ironing Their Clothes". p.906, "Queens, 1963.

 

"Sometimes the Words Are So Close". by Julia Alvarez.

 

Introduction contains a clear, arguable thesis and correctly identifies and contextualizes the work.
 
 
Paragraphs are fully developed with supporting details from the text, including appropriately integrated quotations.
 
 
Paragraphs are effectively organized; the essay is effectively structured. Topic sentences contain transitions and support thesis.
 
 
Conclusion is effective and non-repetitive
 
 
Essay demonstrates mastery of specific assignment (evaluation, analysis, comparison or explication)
 
 
APA style, formatting, citation, and documentation is correct
 
 
Sentence structure is accurate: no run-ons, fragments or comma splices
 
 
Grammar is correct, including agreement and verb tense
  
Mechanics are appropriate, including punctuation, capitalization, and spelling

 

 

 

Document format: 1. The Running head goes only on title page, and the word “head” is not capitalized. 2. The essay title in all caps follows “Running head” on title page. This same form of the title is used as the heading on all other pages. 3. The title of the story goes in quot marks even in your headers and title. 4. The word References is not all caps. 5. Essay title goes centered on p2 in upper and lower case. 6. Check to make sure you have no blank pages. 7. Essay does not require an Abstract page.
Citations: Be sure to list your author/work on a References page (see sample essay). If you use any of the material in the textbook about an author or a work, that info must be cited and the textbook itself must be included on the References page. 1. This is a correct References page entry for a story from the textbook:
References
Dubus, A. (1979). Killings. In M. Meyer, The compact bedford introduction to literature. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's.
Meyer, M., Ed. (2014). The Compact bedford introduction to literature. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's.
Notice the citation for Meyer above. This would be used if any info about the story or author were borrowed from the textbook. If you actually quote from the textbook, the page numbers also would be needed.
For a story you got online, list it on the References page:
Gillman, C.P. the yellow wallpaper. Retrieved from (include here the link the story came from).
2. This is a correct in text citation for a quote: (Faulkner, 1931, 85) – no different from the way you have been citing quotes each week in your Responses.
3. If you use outside material (including any of the material in the textbook about the selections) you must cite that material in the text where used and list it on the References page. Not to do both of these is Plagiarism!
4. In-text citations at the end of a sentence must be followed by a period. 5. If you quote a complete sentence, use a period after the quotation and before the closing quot marks. If you quote only a part of a sentence, use … to indicate the words in the sentence you are leaving out. If the words you are leaving out are at the end of the sentence, use …. (4 periods) 6. All quotations must be cited, no matter how short.
Contents: 1. Be sure to have at least 1000 words in your final essay. 2. Do not provide a detailed plot summary. This assignment is to discuss the use of one (preferred) or more literary elements in your chosen short story. You can begin your essay with a few comments about the author and a BRIEF plot summary (one para) of the story, then spend the majority of your essay discussing how the writer uses a specific literary element(s) (setting, point of view, symbols, foreshadowing, conflict …….). After the plot summary at the start of your essay, the only plot details you should discuss should be those that support your discussion of a specific literary element – don’t fall back into retelling the story or simply writing about the characters or the events in the story! That is not literary analysis. 3. Your essay must have a clear thesis statement. This thesis statement gives the ONE main idea you plan to develop in the essay. The specific literary element(s) you have chosen should be named in this thesis statement along with the title and author. If you have no thesis statement, your essay will be poorly organized and lack unity. Put in bold type font the thesis statement for your essay. 4. Be sure to support your comments with references to and quotes from the story. That is what gives your essay credibility. Don’t use quotes unless you clearly explain WHY you have included the quote – what it is intended to support. When just commenting about the story without quoting, no citations are needed.
Style (per APA): For detailed guidance on APA, review carefully the link for “APA Resources” found under “Library and Resources” on your Canvas course home page. 1. Do not use contractions. Use ‘will not’ instead of ‘won’t’ and ‘do not’ instead of ‘don’t, etc. 2. Write in the 3rd person. Do not use 1st person (I, me, my…). To refer to yourself, use ‘…this writer’. Do not use ‘you’ point of view. Unless you are quoting, the word ‘you’ should not appear in this essay. Instead, write “the reader….” 3. When you write about the events in a story, you can use either past tense (saw….) OR the present tense (sees….). But do not shift back and forth between tenses. Actually the present is preferred.
Grammar/punctuation/sentence structure: 1. Avoid these errors: Review the errors in the Owl at Purdue website link under ‘Writing and Research Help’ under Lessons tab. I also provided a lecture/demo on major errors in an earlier module.
- Run on sentence
- Comma splice error
- Fragment
- Pronoun agreement error. Remember that “they” and “their” can’t refer back to only PLURAL words. Here is an example of this error: The reader will realize that they have (should be “he has”) learned a lot about the Latino culture from the story.
- Incorrect placement (or failure to use) apostrophes for possessives
- Do not overuse commas – study the rules and use them only when required
- Commas go inside closing quot marks
- Story titles go inside quot marks – not italics. Book titles are in italics
General comments:
1. Proofread carefully. Don’t let carelessness spoil all the hard work you put into the essay.
2. When you submit your final essay, name the attached file with you last name – that’s all.
3. In your final copy highlight with bold type all citations in the text to make it easier for me to see them.
4. Also, indicate what you feel is your thesis statement by highlighting that sentence in bold type.
5. Be sure to look over the sample essay for format and approach.

 

 

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