ESSAY 3

3 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, SIZE 12 TIMES NEW ROMAN

USE TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS WELL.

This link will also help with MLA questions: owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01

Refer to the class blog for outside source info: http://eng102fall16.blogspot.com/

Pick ONE of the essay topics below for your paper.

1)      Explain the role of God and/or religion in (at least TWO) “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” and Life of Pi. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

2)      The issue of whether The Misfit had grace or not was discussed in class. Pick a side of the argument and defend your thesis with outside sources and examples from the text.

3)      Explain the role of magical realism in “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” and Life of Pi. Pick out three examples from these two and explain how they can be described as magical realism. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

 

“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”

4)      Discuss how Arnold Friend is portrayed as a devil/Satan character in “Where are you going, where have you been.” Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

 

 

Introduction

The introduction should start with a general discussion of your subject and lead to a very specific statement of your main point, or thesis. The thesis should tell in one (or at most two) sentence(s), what your overall point or argument is, and briefly, what your main body paragraphs will be about. You should also clearly introduce the primary text or texts (the novels, short stories and films we cover in class).

Conclusion

Your conclusion begins with a restatement of your main point; but be sure to paraphrase, not just repeat your thesis sentence. Tie your main points together about the issues and primary texts you wrote about in your paper.

 

 

 

NEVER INTRODUCE NEW IDEAS IN YOUR CONCLUSION.

AVOID USING DIRECT QUOTES IN YOUR INTRODUCTION OR CONCLUSION. Sometimes a quote from an outside source is okay if it captures the point of your thesis but avoid quoting primary texts.

You need to include in text quotations and citations from whatever primary texts you are discussing and TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES!

Make a connection between the outside source you are using and your thesis and primary text.

Do not retell the story! Analyze and explain your thesis (which is your main point).

ONLY USE RELEIABLE OUTSIDE SOURCES! Do not copy and paste or simply change a few words around from an unreliable source. If it was easy for you to find information to copy and paste from the internet, it’s just as easy for me to find it.

Make sure you get the character’s names right, as well as the author. It comes off as sloppy if you mix up characters or what author wrote what.

Read over your work. Have someone else read over your work. If I wrote on your paper to get help from The Learning Center, do it! Take your paper with you and they can help you out.

“Short Stories” (Quotation Marks)

Novels, Plays and Films (Italics)