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Think about what your chosen story is about. Then, decide what it is really about. What is the underlying message of the story? Your answer to that should inform your thesis and the body paragraphs should prove the thesis.
Requirements :
A minimum of 3 from the primary textthe short story (or stories). Conventional essay writing wisdom suggests using one quote from the primary text per paragraph. Your body paragraphs should focus on proving one idea in support of the thesis, and having a quote alerts your audience where you identify that happening in the story which you would follow with an explanation about how this supports the thesis. For example, if the thesis makes an assertion about the importance of the literary element of setting in understanding ____X____, the deeper meaning of the story, then one body paragraph could focus on a specific setting in the story and the significance of that setting
to the ___X___ factor. Including a quote from the text to show your audience where the story uses that setting can help support your argument. It is like saying, here it is in the story. This is where it is happening. You would then need to explain the significance of the setting as mentioned in the quote.
Formatting: MLA format including, among other things, MLA header, page numbers, proper font, and proper spacing which is true double spacing not just double spacing (see the MLA folder for help, especially the Basic Guide and the format template). You will need a works cited page with an entry for the story or stories that you quote from (See example in Blackboard Writing Resources, MLA folder).
Work or Works Cited entry: as required by MLA, you must include a Works Cited page listing the short story or stories you write about in the essay.
