Short Story Paper AssignmentShort Story Critical Analysis PaperThis paper is like any argument or illustration/exemplification essay you learned to write in College Composition I and II. You state a p

Short Story Paper Assignment

Short Story Critical Analysis Paper

This paper is like any argument or illustration/exemplification essay you learned to write in College Composition I and II. You state a point in your introductory paragraph, and then you prove it with specific examples from the story and the critical articles I uploaded to our class CONTENT webpage about the story. You are required to use at least one of the critical articles I uploaded to CONTENT and cite it using MLA format throughout the body of the paper. You will use the critical articles to support your analysis, and you may also use discussion posts in your paper. However, you are not permitted to use any other sources at all (nothing from the Internet, etc.).

Paper length: 3-4 pages, typed, double-spaced.Follow MLA documentation guidelines when you use sources (see chapters 6 and 7 for MLA documentation).Standard college essay format: Introduction, thesis, body paragraphs, conclusion.

First read a symbol-theme analysis model student paper on pages 194-195 about "The Secret Lion." This is the type of paper I'm looking for (with the addition of using critical articles). Then read pages 21-33 about how to write a literary analysis. Your paper should follow the same physical format as the "Secret Lion" symbol analysis paper in your book (with the addition of using and citing at least one of the critical articles about your story).

Topic: Analyze how symbols reveal the story's theme in one of the following short stories: "Gryphon," "A Rose for Emily," Greasy Lake," "Everyday Use," or "Doe Season." Only papers about these stories will be accepted and graded.

1. Audience: your professor who is fully knowledgeable of the story--no need to retell it). See page 20 in our book.

2. Purpose: to write a critical symbol analysis of one story and determine how the symbols reveal the theme of that story.

3. Topic: Analyze how symbols reveal the story's theme in one of the following short stories: "Gryphon," "A Rose for Emily," "Greasy Lake," "Everyday Use," or "Doe Season." Only papers about these stories will be accepted and graded.

Follow these step-by-step instructions---->  Here's the link. Check off each step as you complete it.

Upload paper to the dropbox by the due date and time! All late papers lose 20 points and will not be accepted after one week past the due date. Remember--no sources allowed except the ones I uploaded to CONTENT, and you are REQUIRED to use at least one of those articles throughout the body of your paper.

Use the Short Story Paper Rubric as a final checklist to ensure you have followed the assignment correctly. 

Finally, after you have followed these instructions, or at any time of the paper writing process, please don't hesitate to email me with questions or for help. That's what I'm here for.  :-)

RUBRIC ATTACHED!!! 

THIS TEACHER IS VERY METICULOUS....SO PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS VERY THOROUGH!!!

WORK NEEDS TO BE CITED