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Ironwood Ridge

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Travis, Brenda

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  • Short Stories  

     

    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 Rough Draft is due by Thursday, 9/10 to turnitin.com -- NO LATE PASSES!!
    • Peer Editing on Friday, 9/11
    • Final Draft is due by Tuesday 9/15 to turnitin.com -- NO LATE PASSES!!

     

    Assignment for Thursday, 9/3

     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 about 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

     

     

     

     

     

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