In a 4-page persuasive paper write an in-depth analysis of a short story using your own ideas and excerpts from the text, such as quotes, paraphrase, and summary, remembering that quoted material should never exceed 25% of the essay. Next week you will have an opportunity to incorporate into your essay scholarly source material that further substantiates your argument. You may include such information in this week's essay, but it is not required at this point.
Start by choosing a short story from our textbook, Literature: A World of Writing Stories, Poems, Plays, and Essays. Brainstorm to identify a topic that you would like to explore. Feel free to use your own topic or choose one from the list below. Then, develop a preliminary thesis (main claim) that relates to one of the literary elements we have studied this session (symbolism, imagery, dialogue, plot, character, setting, theme, point of view, or style). For example, you can consider how racism is central to the grandmother's character in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" or explore the importance of setting to Ernest Hemingway's "Hills like White Elephants."
Start by choosing a short story from our textbook, Literature: A World of Writing Stories, Poems, Plays, and Essays. Brainstorm to identify a topic that you would like to explore. Feel free to use your own topic or choose one from the list below. Then, develop a preliminary thesis (main claim) that relates to one of the literary elements we have studied this session (symbolism, imagery, dialogue, plot, character, setting, theme, point of view, or style). For example, you can consider how racism is central to the grandmother's character in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" or explore the importance of setting to Ernest Hemingway's "Hills like White Elephants."
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