GOALS: Finding & using sources to support your opinion. Literary analysis.
Length: 3 1/2 4 pages. Aprox. 900 1,000 words Double spaced, standard font
Sources: At least 3.
*Include a works cited page (this page is not part of the page or word count)
Topic: Any of our stories, poetry, or plays. Or your favorite book (fiction).
Trouble finding a source?
Sample Student Paper Humanities Full Text database
Gale Literature database Literature articles/ library database
Google Scholar link (published articles)
What to do first:
1. Idea. Think of a question. Examples:
I wonder if WWI influenced Tolkiens Lord of the Rings?
Did Hemingway ever face that uh-oh situation in Hills Like White Elephants?
I think Harry Potter is about goodness, but what would 3 top symbols be?
This work speaks to me because _______ . Do critics agree?
Diary of Wimpy Kid got me to read as a child. Why? What do critics say?
What influenced Poe to write about someone being bricked up alive?
The Lottery freaked people out. Why is it considered a classic?
Black Panther, Book 1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates: Why so influential?
How did the Hossack murder influence Susan Glaspells Trifles?
