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EngIiah 102
Long Paper #2
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ntroduction
ou muat addreaa the main topic: Iove, eviI, courage,
maacuIinity, etc.
ou muat connect aII three atoriea or poema to the main
theme you are diacuaaing.
The finaI aentence in thia paragraph wiII be a theaia
atatement that cIearIy articuIatea your interpretation of the
three atoriea.
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Theaia
our theaia muat cIearIy atate your interpretation of the three
texta.
our theaia muat eatabIiah the connectiona and interaection
between the three worka of Iiterature.
ou may aIao atate the main difference(a) between the worka.
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ExampIe
Theae three worka of Iiterature reveaI how the preaaure
pIaced on men to be courageoua can Iead to paychoIogicaI
diatreaa and raah behavior; whiIe MitcheII Hayea expreaaea
regret for hia Iack of bravery, 8ammy and the apeaker in
'Freedom' exhibit reckIeaa courage that onIy Ieada to
diaaatroua conaequencea.
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rganization-By Work of Literature
ntroduction
Literary Work #1
Literary Work #2
Literary Work #3
ConcIuaion
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PitfaIIa
Thia may Iead to the pIot aummary trap.
Be aure to ahow how the worka of Iiterature are aimiIar and
different.
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rganization by Theme
ntroduction
Body Paragraph #1-Love
Body Paragraph #2-nfideIity
Body Paragraph #3-Communication
Body Paragraph #4-Deception
ConcIuaion
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PotentiaI PitfaIIa
Thia may Iead to exceaaiveIy Iong paragrapha.
Be aure to break up Iong paragrapha; you can diacuaa the
aame theme in two or more paragrapha.
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Body Paragrapha
Each body paragraph muat begin with a cIear topic aentence
that atatea the main idea of the paragraph.
Each body paragraph muat incIude at Ieaat one quote from
the atory or poem that aupporta the interpretation of the text.
Be aure to addreaa how the atoriea and poema reIate to each
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Topic 8entence
Each paragraph muat begin with a cIear topic aentence that
atatea the main point of the paragraph.
D NT begin with a aentence baaed on pIot.
INCORRECT: TraIaIa ia a proatitute who ateaIa from aaiIora.
CORRECT: Through her repeated caIIoua actiona, TraIaIa
exhibita a Iack of empathy towarda othera, which aervea aa
cIear evidence of her aociopathic nature.
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"uotea
Be aure to introduce aII quotea with a aignaI phraae. N
8TAND ALNE "&TE8.
EXAMPLE: Madam atatea, '8he expIaina to the reader why
ahe feara ]ackaon may have uIterior motivea: 'When you
think you got bread / t'a aIwaya a atone / Nobody Iovea
nobody' (Iinea 25-27).
ExpIicate aII quotea. Thia meana to expIain what they mean
and connect theme to your anaIyaia.
When quoting poetry, you muat demarcate Iine breaka with a
aIaah.
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ExampIe
ExanpIe: n the poem, 'Madam and her Might Have Been'
Langaton Hughea writea in the peraona of a femaIe character
who ia afraid of what might be if ahe takea a riak with her new
Iover, ]ackaon. 8he expIaina to the reader why ahe feara
]ackaon may have uIterior motivea: 'When you think you got
bread / t'a aIwaya a atone / Nobody Iovea nobody' (Iinea
25-27). Her cyniciam towarda Iove comea out in her harah
metaphor; ahe ia aure that the aoftneaa that ]ackaon diapIaya
wiII eventuaIIy tranaform into coIdneaa and hardneaa.
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ConcIuaion
Draw your diacuaaion to a cIoae, making connectiona
between the three atoriea.
Conaider ending with a quote or an inter