Study carefully your textbook’s section on “The Elements of the Essay” (p. 16 +) and “The Research Essay” (see textbook), which gives an explicit example of how to write about literature. In addition, see the section from your text that shows some sample literary analysis papers (see the Writing Samples guide in your textbook: Response papers, Analysis papers, and Research Papers) for models of writing.
Literary Analysis Assignment: Fiction ESSAY ASSIGNMENT: Introductory paragraph with thesis required for credit towards rough draft. Then, you must write a literary analysis of any story that we read during this course. In using literary sources to support your thesis, you must also be able to demonstrate an understanding of MLA research format . Preparation: […]
