FORMATTING: 30 points
o Heading (upper left: name, teacher, course, date)
o Header (upper right: last name and page number)
o Double-space
o 12-point, Times New Roman font
o MLA documentation (include parenthetical citations with page numbers; Works
Cited)
o Turn in to TurnItIn.com
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CONTENT: 40 points
o Complex thesis statement in first paragraph
o Identify author and title of work in first paragraph
o Titles of stories are in quotation marks
o Quotations used to support thesis statement (at least two)
o Develop a point of view on the issue/better development of ideas
o Specific examples to support argument –– elaborate/develop examples further
o Work on organization/progression of details
o Be sure to maintain a professional, academic voice (third person/no slang)
o Conclusion which ties back to the thesis
o 600 words
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GRAMMAR & SPELLING 30 points
o Standard grammar and spelling
o Appropriate word choice; use specific language
o Avoid unnecessary words (e.g. “ended up”, “talked about”, thing, I think, I feel,
really, basically, truly, there is…that, it is…that, in my opinion, truly)
o SEE DEAD WORD LIST
o Be careful of confused words and mindful of common errors (there/their/they’re)
o Correct your use of plurals and possessives
o Proper, consistent verb tense
o Watch punctuation: commas, colons, semicolons, dashes, etc.
o Third person voice (no “I” or “you”; no “I think”, “I feel”, or “in my opinion”
“we” “us”)
o Eliminate unnecessary words
Choose one of the questions below. Write a thesis-driven essay using specific references
to the text. When directly quoting from the text, document using MLA guidelines.
Include a bibliographic notation at the end. Submit to turnitin.com
1. Compare the “Misfit” in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” to Arnold Friend in “Where
Are You Going Where Have You Been?” Consider the differences in setting and
circumstances. Consider motivations, victims, accomplices, to name a few. Use your
critical thinking skills.
2. Discuss “The Lottery” and “The Hunger Artist” as allegory. Define allegory and
identify the allegory (that becomes your thesis) then summarize the plot. Include
quotations from the texts.
3. Define “epiphany.” Choose two stories and discuss how that concept is evident in the
stories. (Your response becomes your thesis. You may copy/paste the definition from the
dictionary.)
4. Choose two stories and discuss the religious references/allusions. Explain the impact
on the universals of the stories (this becomes your thesis).
5. Choose two stories and discuss the concept of human “suffering.” How does
“suffering” impact the universals of the stories? (This response becomes your thesis).
6. Choose two characters who suffer from mental disabilities and/or disorders.
Hypothesize what the mental problem is (this is not a research paper); support your thesis
with details from the text. N.B.. This is not a psychology paper; this is a literature paper.
Document all references according to MLA Guidelines. Your paper must include at least
2 quotations from the text. Choose your quotations judiciously. In a paper of this length,
you may not quote more than 20% of the words.
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