Objectives To Compose an essay with an identifiable introdu…
Objectives To Compose an essay with an identifiable introduction, supporting body points, an a conclusion, all guided by a sound argument expressed within a focused thesis statement. To apply critical reading skills to a literary text to develop and support an argument Assignments By now you should have chosen a poem from the previous step. You will write your current essay about that same poem. You cannot change your poem. Requirements: minimum five paragraphs long. must contain an intro, body and closing. should identify the poem’s title, genre, and poet in the introduction–NO announcements like this: “In this essay I am going to explicate the poem ‘Rat’ by Stuart Little.” Review the essay samples and overview to see how this should be done. should contain a one-sentence thesis statement at the end of the intro–what is the poem’s overall meaning or message? Again, review the essay models in the overview for examples. Cite your poem both inside your essay whenever you quote or paraphrase key detail and at the end of essay he best way you can in MLA 9th ed format. Review MLA citation formatting for poetryLinks to an external site. Note: we will not follow MLA guidelines for all situations. Please cite the poem line numbers even if your poem should be cited with the poet’s last name only. Do not search for or copy explanations from the internet. Do look up unknown words and proper nouns. Do not neglect those skills you learned in ENG 101. Give your essay a proper header and title. Proofread. Provide MLA in-text citations.