List and write an extended argument about the theme of the story; in other words

List and write an extended argument about the theme of the story;
in other words, provide a detailed close reading that interprets the meaning of the text in some way.
Support your argument with five secondary Academic peer-riviewed sources.
Open with an introduction that gets the reader’s attention and provides context for your analysis of the
text(s). You can assume that your audience has read the literary text(s), so don’t explain the basic plot(s).
• State a clear, well-formulated thesis as the last sentence of the introduction, announcing your purpose in
writing and the argument you will make about the text(s). If you need a two-paragraph introduction,
that’s okay; just put your thesis at the end of the second paragraph.
Provide textual evidence from the text(s) to support all your claims, as well as ideas from secondary
sources to provide additional context for your claims. Most of the time, you should quote the primary
source (the story) to show your readers what you see but paraphrase the secondary sources to
demonstrate that you understood the articles. (See source requirements below.) Avoid long quotations
of more than 4 typed lines of prose
Provide thorough analysis of all evidence, both from the primary and the secondary sources.
Demonstrate why the evidence is significant and how the evidence supports your topic sentences. Think
critically about all evidence, and try to move beyond the obvious and superficial to a deeper
understanding of the text(s).
• End with a conclusion that summarizes/synthesizes your argument and explains the significance or the
implications of your argument to your reader (the so what of your essay)—what are the larger
implications of what you have argued about the text(s)? Also must be 12 point Times New Roman Font, double-spaced, and have 1-inch margins. You must follow MLA format for the heading, pagination,
internal (parenthetical) documentation, and the Works Cited page.
The essay must be 1500-1750 words, not including the Works Cited page (see the Word Count policy in
the syllabus). The paper should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman or 12-point Cambria font, be
double-spaced, and have 1-inch margins. You must follow MLA format for the heading, pagination,
internal (parenthetical) documentation, and the Works Cited page.