Text Citations 10 Los Angeles Pierce College The

This type of assignment encourages one to think about how and why a poem, short story, novel, or play was written. To successfully analyze literature, you’ll need to remember that authors make specific choices for particular reasons. Your essay should point out the author’s choices and attempt to explain their significance.

PLEASE USE MY INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH AND THESIS:

Shirley Jackson was born on December 14, 1919 in California’s own, San Francisco (Allen, 1). She was a brilliant author of many short stories, including “The Lottery”, which received a lot of criticism. Jackson refuses to spell out the meaning of this short story, leaving the interpretation up to the reader. This allows the story to sit on a throne of uniqueness. In “The Lottery” the theme of conformity is illustrated through symbolism, tone, and irony to show it’s devastating and damaging consequences.

Requirements:

3-4 pages (not counting Works Cited)

3 outside sources – Direct quotations are required. Do not paraphrase or

summarize

Minimum of 4 quotations from the text you choose to analyze.

MLA Format

Body Paragraphs

Your analysis and interpretation literary devices used by Baldwin, and how they

work to communicate the theme you choose say you promise to analyze in your

thesis statement.

 Bolster the analysis and interpretations that support your thesis statement with:

oQuotations from “Sonny’s Blues.” (not counted as an outside source)

oQuotations from reliable sources (2 are required)

Conclusion

Restate your thesis statement and the points you have made in different

language. Quotations do not belong in the conclusion of a paper.

Grading is based on the:

Thesis statement – 15 points

Quality of analysis and interpretation – 15 points

Organization – 15 points

Quality of outside sources – 10 points

Integration of quotations – 10 points

MLA Format – 10 points

In-text citations – 10 points

Works Cited page – 10 points

Mechanics – 10 points

Keep in mind that errors in one area will affect the entire paper. For

example, a weak thesis statement will harm analysis and organization.