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Instruction for Paper 1: How is a literary element (plot, setting, characterization/character, diction, theme) represented in a short story to create meaning for the reader? You will develop a paper that answers this question and demonstrates the following outcomes for writing and literature:

  • Analyze literature for a purpose
  • Distinguish digital or print materials through annotation to demonstrate reading and summary skills
  • Identify a literary element–such as plot, setting, character, diction, or theme–in a short story
  • Identify one to three examples in the story that support the thesis
  • Write a thesis that clearly states your interpretation of the “meaning” (significance) the story based upon evidence related to the literary element you have selected to examine in the story
  • Write clear topic sentences for paragraphs that let the reader know what each paragraph of the body of the paper will discuss
  • Write paragraphs that explain how the examples from the story support the thesis
  • Arrange a paper by presenting paragraphs in a coherent, purposeful manner
  • Write sentences in standard American English that clearly express ideas
  • Demonstrate the MLA style of formatting in the layout of a paper
  • Demonstrate the MLA style of formatting by documenting material from the story within the paper and on a Works Cited page
  • Explain in a clear and logical fashion what you have learned about your writing

Paper 1 assignment requires a complete alphanumeric outline be submitted with the paper in a single document

  • 500-750 words for the paper (two to three pages, double-spaced)
  • complete alphanumeric outline
  • 2-3 paragraphs (Reflection)