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Assignment: Write a paper that involves at least two of these works, making a strong thesis statement and developing support. Your analysis should be internal to the works.
Do not think of this as a compare/contrast essay. Rather, think of some topicthat interests you (related to the kind of things we discuss) and explore each author's expression of it through the lens of that topic. You are not looking for the most obvious "common denominator" but instead, differences in the author's handling of their material. I'll explain the difference in class. I will be working with you in class on the development of a thesis statement, which will drive your essay.
Your paper should involve an internal analysis of these works, in contrast to a discussion of them in terms of historical or contemporary events. However, you may refer to current/historical events in the introduction and conclusion, but the focus of analysis should be on the texts themselves.
If you are interested in writing about style, here are some elements of style that you can discuss. When considering style, you can limit your discussion to a subset of these stylistic components:
Structures of the works; stylistic qualities, types of narrators, language, visual style.
o Sentence Structure: complex, simple, short or long complex
o Paragraph Structure
o Word Choice: abstract, concrete, sensory, intellectual, emotional,
o Layout of sentences on the page: spaces between paragraphs
o Chapter Headings
o Different Types of Narration: first or third person narrator
SET #1 Structural
Grammatical and logically developed
1. Solid thesis statement. A thesis statement is a claim that you set out to prove. It is not a topic that you intend to explore. Hint for brainstorming: Before creating a thesis statement, develop specific points of your analyses, which can guide your topic sentences. Your essay should proceed by reference to your key points, not simply by retelling the story and commenting on it afterward.
2. Logical development of thesis through parallel points.Don't bring up a point about one writer/character/language style that you don't directly compare with the other (if only to indicate points of difference, rather than similarity).
3. Textual support.I look for a solid grasp of the works, as shown through the use of diverse quotations or references. Note, if you summarize a statement a character/narrator makes without quoting it (or a situation in the work) you can indicate the pages on which it is expressed by giving the page numbers in quotation marks at the close of your sentence, e.g., (24-5). After a direct quote, give the page number. I will look for specific textual references -- either brief quotations or paraphrases. Be sure to explain what your quotation/illustration demonstrates.
SET #2: Conceptual:What you are saying.
It is what you say conceptually that distinguishesgood, well-structured from excellent papers.
4. Richness of thesis and development
o I look for complexity of your analysis. This is the different categories/levels of analysis that you integrate into an answer. Also, complexity can involve answering possible challenges to your thesis.
o I also look for the challenge that you pose to yourself in answering your question. I encourage you to try to move beyond your level of total comfort.
Attachment:- Strong thesis.rar