topic :Analyze one of the minor characters, such as Petrus. Example: Analyze not only the chosen characters' personality but also what role they played in advancing the overall theme of the novelCrite

topic :Analyze one of the minor characters, such as Petrus. Example: Analyze not only the chosen characters' personality but also what role they played in advancing the overall theme of the novel

Criteria:

In addition to being written at college-level, your essay must meet the following criteria.

• Include an introduction with a clear thesis statement, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
• Use at least three quotes from the book.
• When citing your sources, use MLA style for literary essays. It is helpful to keep your handbook open to the MLA tab as you write.
• Minimum 850 words (more complex topics might require more)
• Language: This is a composition class -- your writing and grammar count.
• Use specific supporting details from the book and at least two from outside sources. 

Required Procedures:

• Read Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee in its entirety before beginning your paper. Take notes as you read. Mark some interesting passages and save necessary source information (such as page numbers) for your in-text documentation and your Works Cited list.
• Think about the topic and approach you chose located in the Topics and Approaches page. Do not simply repeat or summarize the story.
  • Write your well-constructed thesis, topic sentences, supporting details roughly before beginning.
• Do some research. It's important to know a bit about apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa before you begin the paper. Take notes and save necessary source information for your Works Cited list.
  • Use at least two outside sources from scholarly sites or journals.
  • Look at sample papers to refresh your memory concerning the format in Rules for Writers, 8th edition.
  • Write a minimum 850-word (or more if necessary) for a good literary essay.
  • Use formal language and the third person, avoiding personal anecdotes and eliminating all references to yourself at all (I believe, in my opinion, etc).