As stated at the beginning of this unit, for your final essay you will write about three texts, The Mere Wife, and one text from our first unit and one from second unit. These texts will be of your choosing. Clearly you can use Grendel, but are not required to. You will need to select the critical lens or lenses that you want to use. I’ve provided a longer list of critical theories here (opens in Canvas), so you’re free to use ones we have already used or select one or more new ones. You will also need to do some research on the texts you end up selecting, and finding outside sources to help you in your analysis of these texts.
You will write one three texts from across the semester, building your own argument and analyzing what we can learn about these texts, what they tell us about ourselves, and what they tell us about our larger society. You can revisit monster theory, use utopias and dystopias, or combine any of these with critical lenses like feminist theory. You must have a critical lens but you are free to select the lens you like and combine it with others as you see fit.
Essay Requirements:
Completes the task as described above.
Effectively addresses feedback from previous essay
Follows basic college MLA formatting (including in-text citation and works cited)
You must use the required sources below
You must use at least six quotes (two block quotes at most)
At least two of your sources must be ones that you researched and selected yourself.
Meets 1800 word count
Demonstrates your understanding of:
How to write a hook that engages the reader (link opens in browser)
How to write a roadmap of what the essay will cover (link opens in browser)
How to write a three level thesis statement (link opens in browser)
How to write body paragraphs that use TEA structure (topic sentence, evidence, analysis).
How to write topic sentences that make claims in support the thesis statement (see this handout–opens in browser).
How to follow quote sandwich structure.
How to write detailed and meaningful analysis (see this handout–opens in browser).
How to write a conclusion that addresses the “so what?” question effectively (See this handout if unsure what an effective conclusion looks like–link opens in browser)
How to write an MLA works cited page (if unclear, see here)
How to write with specificity, detail and without major grammatical or spelling error
Essay Formatting:
Has a title that expresses what the essay is about (creativity always appreciated)
This is a college essay, and should look like a final draft when you turn it in.
Times-New Roman, 12-pt. font, double spaced.
Essay must include a word count and page numbering
Make Sure the essay follows the requirements above. I have a attached pdfs below for how I want the thesis to be, the conclusion, the topic sentences, the body paragraphs and how the evidence and quotes should be structured. Please read the PDFS as that is how the essay should be written. I will be adding more documents for articles and short story. As well as providing you with “The Mere Wife” and “Grendel”. The additional documents I will are another short story, and some articles to back up and reference.
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