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Your paper should be 4-6 pages in length, double spaced, and it should answer the specific
question that I have asked. Your paper needs to contain the following elements:

–Introductory paragraph(s). This paragraph (or the first two paragraphs, depending how you as
a writer organize your ideas), introduces the topic in general, the title of the literary work you are
discussing and the author’s name, and should contain a thesis statement indicating your main
idea for the paper.

–Thesis statement. This sentence absolutely needs to be a statement, not a question. You are
telling the reader, within this statement, what specific idea you are going to focus upon within
the rest of your essay.

–Clear supporting paragraphs. These paragraphs are the “meat” of your essay, and should
contain topic sentences (the main idea of each paragraph), and examples from the readings (or
other sources, such as other essays) supporting your ideas. All direct quotations and
paraphrases need to be written using the MLA format for research papers.

–Concluding paragraph. This paragraph is a restatement (not a repetition) of your introductory
paragraph. It should summarize your main points, restate your thesis in a different way, and
leave the reader wanting more and thinking about the ideas you have established throughout
your paper.

You may also need to do outside research (use outside sources), and if you do use outside
sources, you will need to use the MLA format in listing all of your sources. The outside sources
can be from books, magazines, professional journals, films, documentaries, the Internet, etc.
You will also need to prepare a Works Cited page if you use outside sources.

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