Essay Assignment 1: Documented Literary Analysis
Your literary analysis essay will be on the novel Sula by
Toni Morrison. You can choose from any of the topics listed below (recommended)
or explore further topics in the chapter on Sula, in the book How to
Write about Toni Morrison (linked
here for your convenience). Your literary analysis should be between 2 ½ and 3 pages (600
to 750 words), not including the Works Cited page, should be double spaced in
Times New Roman 12-point font and must meet the following criteria: · A clearly articulated thesis that states,
somewhere in your introduction, the assertion (position, interpretation) that
your paper will prove
· An introduction, a minimum of 3 body paragraphs,
and a conclusion
· At least two quotes from the novel itself that
are integrated into your discussion
· At least two citations of outside sources (such
as literary criticism on the novel). At least one source should come from the
MDC databases. All sources must be academic. · Topic sentences that focus the discussion of the
body paragraphs
· Examples, details, explanations in the body
paragraphs that clearly support your thesis
· Clear connections between ideas from paragraph to
paragraph and within paragraphs
· Proper MLA style format in the heading, in the in-text
citations, and in the Works Cited page (see the template for the heading and
margins in this lesson) · Works Cited page includes articles from two
sources and from the novel for a minimum of three total listed sources · Standard usage, grammar, and mechanics IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Ø You will
submit your final draft through the Turn-it-in drop box designated for this purpose
in the course. Please be aware, that although Turn-it-in does allow for
similarities for quotations up to 24% of your paper, any similarity above 24%
is considered too high for an original paper and will be flagged as plagiarism.
Ø You can
get help with your paper at any of the campus writing centers (see the link in
the course with this information), and you can also receive online help via
SmartThinking, the online tutoring service provided by the College. This
service is available by clicking on SmartThinking in the left-hand menu bar of
the course under Tools & Resources.
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