Emily: Stranded In Time
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Analysis of a Theme in a Short Story
Write an analysis of a theme in one of the following short stories:
- Tillie Olsen, “I Stand Here Ironing”
- Amy Tan, “Two Kinds”
- Alice Walker, “Everyday Use”
- William Faulkner, “A Rose for Emily”
- Raymond Carver, “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love”
- Eudora Welty, “A Worn Path
Length: 3 pages, double spaced, 12-point font, one-inch margins
Submit your paper electronically, in the Turnitin link in the class site in Eagle Online 2.0.
Review of the 500-word theme:
- Paragraph I—Introduction—100-125 words (or 5-12 sentences) • Lead-in (mention the title of the work, the author’s name, and the date of composition)
- Provide a brief synopsis (2-3 sentences, with the gist of the work)
- Thesis statement—list the points to be developed in the body of the paper
- Paragraph 2—First Body Paragraph—100-125 words (or 5-12 sentences)
- Follow the topic sentence with support—and in a literary analysis, that means quotations, quotations, quotations!
III. Paragraph 3—Second Body Paragraph—100-125 words (or 5-12 sentences)
- Follow the topic sentence with support—and in a literary analysis, that means quotations, quotations, quotations!
- Paragraph 4—Third Body Paragraph—100-125 words (or 5-12 sentences)
- Follow the topic sentence with support—and in a literary analysis, that means quotations, quotations, quotations!
- Paragraph 5—The Conclusion—100-125 words (or 5-12 sentences)
- Mirror the introduction—restate the thesis, restate the major points without being repetitive
- End with an important thought, a provocative idea, a quote
4 pages
MLA 2 Citations