All students will choose a social issue and write an original literary argument regarding what position(s) a short story takes on a social issue. The essay should also address how an authors use of a formal literary elementthe formal literary element addressed in part onehelps readers explore this social issue. Although the essay will describe and analyze the literary texts position(s) on a social issue, the essay should primarily argue what position a text takes on a social issue.
You may choose any social issue, but keep in mind that in projects two and three you will need to explore and analyze that issue through additional research. Additionally, in project two, you will decide whether you want to explore your social issue from a historical or a contemporary perspective. Feel free to consult the list of suggested topics as you formulate a topic.
For example, in your view, how does the use of character, setting, plot, and/or point of view in Richard Wrights Big Black Good Man reveal societys position (or varying positions) on racism in twentieth- century America? Does the text ultimately condone or criticize racism? Alternatively, does the text present opposing views? What about The Cask of Amontillado? Does this text reveal something unique about nineteenth-century attitudes towards revenge? Students may choose from the Literary Argument Topic Guide for project one to select an appropriate topic.
This essay should include all the elements of a literary argument, including an introduction with a thesis statement, a body (with at least three paragraphs), and a conclusion. Additionally, the essays background section in the introduction should include a definition of at least one formal literary element, preferably the element addressed in part one, and this definition may come from our textbook or another documented source. Other sections of the essay must include quotes from the text. Neither summaries of the short story nor biographical information about a storys author should be included in the paper.
Use MLA style for the format of the paper (and all other formal writing in this class) as well as for the required in-text citations and the Works Cited Page. Specifically, use 12-point Times New Roman font, double-space the text, and use one-inch margins. Add an in-text citation after each instance in which you have quoted or paraphrased a source, and create a Works Cited Page entry for each source that has been quoted in the paper.
The Final Draft should be a full draft (900-1000 words) which is formatted in MLA style, including the use of in-text citations and a Works Cited Page. The final draft should contain all the elements of a literary argument, as those elements (i.e., introduction, thesis statement, background, arguments in support of your thesis, and conclusion) are described above.
The document should follow proper MLA format and be free of grammatical and stylistic errors.
The social issue for my essay is the tradition in Shirley Jacksons short story, “The Lottery”, I attached the beginning of what I started on, you can edit or change it if you’d like.
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