The students who were absent on Friday, February 5th, need to make sure they get a copy of Dr. Pruss’s Paper Topics that I handed out in class today. You could e-mail me and I will send you an electronic copy or you could collect them from me when we meet for Dr. Pruss's class on Monday.
Guidelines for Paper 1 (due on February 26th):
What is a thesis statement?
A thesis statement is just one sentence that states the main idea on the entire paper. The most important thing is that it should be debatable. Your thesis statement must include a topic plus an assertion. An assertion is something that you can declare, develop or defend.
I suggest you all do a free write about the short story of your choice from the text. This will help you gain insight into what aspects of the story you feel passionate about or want to write about. Please support your ideas with the text and use at least one LiterActive document in your paper. Please do not use any other outside sources in your paper.
Writing about literature or literary text using literary terms is imperative when writing a paper. These are literary tools we use to examine a story. It will not suffice to say “he said” or “she said” when writing about or analyzing a literary text for your paper.
Literary terms you need to understand:
Plot: Simple & Complex
Protagonist
Antagonist
Conflict
Characterization: Static or Round Characters
Setting
Point of View
Style
Theme
You will find literary definitions of these terms in your text book starting on page 1806.
If you have any questions, please e-mail me or meet me during office hours on Mondays and Fridays:10:00-11:00 at the Tutoring Resource Center BR 104. I will be happy to help you get started on your thesis ideas. We will also go over it briefly in our next class.
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