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For this first essay , you will build on this work, using analysis to write a 4-5 page thesis-driven essay that presents an argument about the story and uses claims/evidence from the text to explore and support this point. This short essay is argumentative. Therefore, your thesis should be persuasive (arguable), and your essay should be driven by analysis (subsequent claims and evidence). An analytical essay means “the examination of something in detail in order to understand it better or draw conclusions from it.” The ultimate goal of your essay is to draw ONE MAIN conclusion from your examination and exploration. What larger point are you trying to make? Remember that the purpose of this essay is not to merely summarize (simply report what the story is about) or to write about some idea (values, conflict) in general , but to critically consider how some idea is represented in the text. Some ideas include Utilitarianism, Utopia, The Pursuit of Happiness, and there are more.

All good literature contains messages that are ultimately social critiques (critiques of our society and of who we are as humans), and Ursula Le Guin uses aspects of the text – like characters, symbols, relationships, conflicts, themes – in order to make these critiques. Choose ONE character , relationship, theme, symbol, conflict, or concept, in the text and make an argument as to the social critique that is being made.

T ips and Traps: ● Do not just talk about the text. ● Do not just present random, general observations about the text. When you write an analytical essay , you are actually presenting a focused argument about the social critique while using the text as support for your argument . ● D o not simply writing about what happens in the text and not addressing why what happens to the text is significant in the grand scheme of things ● Keep in mind that you can’t discuss everything about the story . Spend time choosing/focusing your topic before you start drafting your essay . Y ou are welcome to use one (or more) for the items from the discussion prompts provided in class as starting points for your brainstorming process. ● This essay extends the thinking/writing you have already done in class. Therefore, while you should feel free to build on what you have already written in the informal discussion posts, but do not simply repeat what you have previously stated elsewhere. Remember that discussions are an informal response to the texts we read and, as such, your posts may not be organized ef fectively or clearly/fully articulated. Y ou should use this material as free-writing (or even a rough draft), and then work to revise it into a coherent and detailed argument. There is a much greater emphasis on analysis and structure in this essay than in informal writing. Logistics: ● W rite your essays in the third person , and use the present tense when discussing literature. ● Essay #1 should be accompanied by a “Reflective” Cover Letter (one paragraph long) that discusses your writing process for that assignment. This is an essential part of the assignment, and submissions without it will not be accepted. Include pre-writing strategies used, whether you discussed your work with a tutor in WRC, how the discussions helped, how you came up with a title, hook or thesis, and any other relevant information. ● Do not consult outside sources. Use only the story and the documents or videos provided in this Canvas Course for this essay . This essay builds from your close reading of the short story and an extended definition ● download ● of Utilitarianism. Choose specific quotes and examples from the text that are relevant to your claims and use them in the service of supporting these ideas. ● Each quote/example should be introduced, explained/analyzed, discussed in terms of relevance and significance, and cited (using MLA style for in-text citations). ● Provide a W orks Cited Page for the short story and for any source material used to define Utilitarianism or Utopia. ● Essay Formatting. Guidelines and Submission