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As you all know, independent reading essays for the Juniors and Seniors are due next week. ALL Juniors are required to turn in essays this nine weeks. Non-Honors Seniors get a break until the end of the semester.
Requirements:
All essays should be at least two typed pages, formatted according to MLA.
Seniors -- Your paper should be a critical essay using one outside source. Pick an article from the Internet that relates to your topic, not necessarily your book. For example, if you were discussing 1984, then you might find an article about some schools' decision to put cameras in classrooms.
Juniors -- Your paper is a character analysis, tracing one character's development throughout the novel. Below is a suggested organization:
Start out by introduce your topic, including the title of the book, the author, and the character you are examining. Next, continue by stating how and why you think the character has changed. Finally, try to find your thesis in looking at what effect that change has on the rest of the novel.
The body of your paper should include a description of the character at the beginning of the book, followed by a discussion of major changes (what I called “pivotal moments” in the character’s development. Cite specifics from the book!
End the paper by describing the character at the end of the book. Conclusions usually restate the thesis, as well.
As always, if you have questions, please ask. Please email by Sunday morning to guarantee a response.
As you all know, independent reading essays for the Juniors and Seniors are due next week. ALL Juniors are required to turn in essays this nine weeks. Non-Honors Seniors get a break until the end of the semester.
Requirements:
All essays should be at least two typed pages, formatted according to MLA.
Seniors -- Your paper should be a critical essay using one outside source. Pick an article from the Internet that relates to your topic, not necessarily your book. For example, if you were discussing 1984, then you might find an article about some schools' decision to put cameras in classrooms.
Juniors -- Your paper is a character analysis, tracing one character's development throughout the novel. Below is a suggested organization:
Start out by introduce your topic, including the title of the book, the author, and the character you are examining. Next, continue by stating how and why you think the character has changed. Finally, try to find your thesis in looking at what effect that change has on the rest of the novel.
The body of your paper should include a description of the character at the beginning of the book, followed by a discussion of major changes (what I called “pivotal moments” in the character’s development. Cite specifics from the book!
End the paper by describing the character at the end of the book. Conclusions usually restate the thesis, as well.
As always, if you have questions, please ask. Please email by Sunday morning to guarantee a response.