Short Story Essay Sample

Citation for Yellow Short Story Packet 

Short Story Project and Essay

The Writing Prompt: Using 2 of the 4 short stories

that you read for this unit, write a 2-3 page

thesis-driven essay in which you analyze, through

comparison and contrast,the literary and thematic

elements related to your group's prompt. Use MLA

format for all quotes and paraphrases.

• Excellent Draft is due by Sunday, 10/20 -- NO LATE PASSES!!
• Peer Editing on Monday, 10/21

Assignment for Friday, 10/4

 1.  Google your short stories and read some other reviews of your stories. If you decide to use any of these ideas, make sure you cite them in your essay. (Go to Easybib for citations.)  Easybib.com

2.  Look at the following websites and really plan out/draft your paper. Begin by reading the following three articles.

• Writing The Prompt Paper:  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/713/02/
• Building an Argument:  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/713/06/
• Organizing Compare/Contrast Essays:  http://www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter/docs/handouts/Organization_CompareContrast.pdf

3.  Now you may want to read this article on reverse outlining BEFORE you look at your notes from class. This is a good way to begin re-organizing your essay.

• Reverse Outlining: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/689/01

4.  Really spend time thinking aobut your main points. Draft an organizer. Look again at the "Organizing Compare and Contrast Essays" from step 1 above.

5.  After you have planned out your essay, begin writing. Make sure you incorporate quotes using MLA format.

• MLA Format:  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/11/

                         Resources

 Youtube video on How to Write A Literary Analysis

Short Story Packet

Prompts

Powerpoint Literary Analysis

Difference Between Summary and Analysis

5-Paragraph Essay Organizer for Literary Analysis

(Caution: your essay will need more than three body

paragraphs in order to fulfill the 3-5 page assignment.)

Integrating Quotes into Literary Analysis

• Accompanying Quote Presentation

Great Set of Questions to Clarify your THESIS Statement

Writing the Prompt

Reverse Outlining

Building an Argument

Organizing Compare/Contrast Essays