What is the theme of your selected piece of literature? Interpret the theme utilizing various literary areas to prove that your interpretation is not only possible, but also probable. Be definitive and confident.

ASSIGNMENT:

What is the theme of your selected piece of literature? Interpret the theme utilizing various literary areas to prove that your interpretation is not only possible, but also probable. Be definitive and confident.

AREAS TO BE COVERED IN BODY PARAGRAPHS (Choose more than 4+):

Character development/evolution
Setting
Tone and/or Point of View (may include irony, diction)
Symbolism
Writing Style
Contemporary Connections

GENERAL ESSAY REQUIREMENTS:

4+ pages
12 pt. font.
double-spaced
1-inch margins
no goofy fonts

title page optional

RESEARCH EXPECTATIONS:

MLA form

3+ sources (literary articles)

4+ parenthetical citations (info quoted or paraphrased from your secondary sources)
Works Cited page done perfectly

RESEARCH WRITING IN A NUTSHELL

For each main point that you make in your body paragraphs, you need to do the following:

a. Make a point or communicate an opinion that is unique and insightful.

b. Use specific words or lines from the text to show what you are talking about.

c. Cite information from one of your sources to establish credibility and/or further the concept

d. Explain how the cited material connects to your main point and why it is important.

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