Americаn Literаture 251 / Midterm: Pаyne/FA/2023 Grade Weight: 25% оf оverall cоurse grade Assignment: Write a literary analysis essay using one of the prompts listed below. A literary analysis looks at the literary text and analyzes it based on the specific writing prompt. It is not simply a book report or a retelling of the literary work. The following heading should appear on the top left of your document; Do not worry about double-spacing the document as Blackboard doesn't allow this in a testing format; follow all other aspects of MLA such as using elevated language, avoiding the use of "you," or other personal pronouns (unless as specified below). Your Name Mary Payne ENG 251 xx October 2023 Observe a paper length of 500+ words. Write at least five paragraphs or more, but not less. You should have an introduction of your ideas, a thesis statement in the last sentence of the introduction, at least three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. You may use first person (I) or third (he, she, it). Avoid using you, your, we, us, our, ours, etc. Creatively title your paper. End the introductory paragraph with your thesis. You may not simply summarize the content of the text; this writing requires textual analysis (in other words, avoid plot summary or writing a book report). Each body paragraph of the essay should advance one main point, and ideally that point should be mentioned in the topic sentence of the paragraph. You may not use outside sources in your paper. The only source you should include is the primary source, which is the literary text you are analyzing. Use the source text to support the points you make in the paper (remember: analysis involves you making a point, supporting it with evidence from the text, and then analyzing/explaining how the text proves the point). Discuss textual features in the present tense even if quotations from the text are in another tense. Describe the historical context of the setting in the past tense. (Rowlandson suggests... -or- Crevecoeur argues…) When quoting or paraphrasing, be sure to introduce the quote/ paraphrase with a signal phrase (Rowlandson writes, “that night…”) and place quoted words in quotation marks with the page number parenthetically listed at the end of the sentence or section quoted. For example: (Rowlandson, 286). Quotes should not exceed 10% of the total paper. Signal phrases help the reader distinguish between your words/ideas and those of the text you’re analyzing. Prompts (select one): Using Jonathan Edwards's "Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God--Application" (395), write an essay that characterizes Edwards's beliefs about God and man. Using William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation" (127), identify the value of Bradford's account in reflecting the early American experience. In other words, in what ways can we understand the early American experience through Bradford's writing? Analyze John Winthrop's "A Model of Christian Charity" (173) as a representation of Puritan ideals and its impact on the development of American values and identity.