Langston Hughes’s work is often seen as characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance. .

a. You are assigned to write a formal MLA-style essay that involves textual evidence. In a major composition, you will analyze, synthesize, and evaluate literary works and/or relate assigned literature to other disciplines and to broader human concerns. You do not retell the story. You will be making an argument of some kind about the text you are writing about. This claim/argument should be original.

b. You are expected to include in your essay at least three outside sources. One of those sources should be the short story itself. The other two sources should be credible outside sources, such as articles from AVL, Owlcation, .edu, or .org sites. One prompt does require more sources; therefore, read each prompt carefully. Each body paragraph should include a quote from the short story/poems. Outside sources should be incorporated where appropriate.

c. You will have at least three (but probably more, especially if you are using multiple poems or stories to answer your question) sources listed on your Works Cited Page. Remember all stories and poems have to be listed separately even if they are by the same author. List only those sources that you have cited in the body of your essay. Please refer to an MLA guide for help on proper citation and documentation as you will be graded on both.

d. Consider using the Reference section of the library or an AVL source for an outside source. Owlcation is an acceptable website as well as any .edu or .org websites. Any other websites must be approved.

e. Your Works Cited Page needs to be the last page of your essay. You will list your sources in alphabetical order and double space the entire document. Do not forget to indent all lines except for the first one in each listed entry. Refer to MLA help for information.

f. Your essay needs to be 2 ½ -3 pages long (2 ½ = 2 full pages and a half page on the third page). You will need five full paragraphs (five to ten sentences make a paragraph; again, you should double-space the entire document). You do not need an outline.

g. Your first paragraph should contain a thesis statement that answers the question being asked. You will receive a zero if you do not answer the question prompts. Some choices may have several questions. Please make sure you respond to them all.

h. Remember, your essay must be written in present tense, third person point of view. Do not use “I” or “you” in the essay.

i. Refer to rubric for grading requirements.

j. You will begin with a header such as below:

Sam Student Mrs. Nix ENG. 252

15 January 2015

Response to Question Three

Title Here

Choose one of the following and respond. Be sure to pay close attention to the requirements.

Each prompt will have different requirements.

1. Langston Hughes’s work is often seen as characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance. Choose three Hughes poems to focus on in detail. Offer a close analysis of these poems and their themes or messages and show whether and how these poems are characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance as a movement.

Write an essay where you explain how three of Hughes poems are characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance. You will have a clear thesis statement that states how the poems fit the Harlem Renaissance movement as a whole. You will support your thesis statement by having strong body paragraphs with textual evidence from all of the poems. You should also incorporate outside sources where appropriate. Each body paragraph should have an in-text citation and a specific example from one of the poems to prove your thesis statement. This specific essay will require FIVE sources since each poem will be listed as a separate source.

2. Consider the use of allusions in Eliot’s “The Waste Land.” How do the allusions contribute or shape the meaning of the text? Consider the source of the allusion (religion, mythology, history, popular culture, etc.). How does the source type affect the meaning of the allusion?

Write an essay where you explain the use of allusions in Eliot’s “The Waste Land.” You are to explain in detail how multiple allusions shape the meaning of the text. You are also to analyze the allusions, including the source of the allusion and how the sources work together to shape the overall meaning of the poem. Be creative in your organization of this essay. Instead of organizing by order of appearance, organize by themes or source types. This essay should include three sources. One of those sources should be the text itself.

3. Many of the stories we have read during the second portion of this semester fall under the genre of American modernism. Choose a short story or two poems that you believe follow the characteristics of modernism the best.

You will write an essay arguing why a specific text is a strong example of American modernism. You will have a thesis statement that clearly states why the text is a strong example of American modernism. Your body paragraphs will include textual evidence from the story/poems that support your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should have an in-text citation and a specific example from the story to prove your thesis statement. This essay should include three sources. One of those sources should be the text itself.

4. Observe the details of the opening of “Sonny’s Blues.” How did the narrator learn of his brother’s downfall? Where is he at that time? What about his interaction with Sonny’s friend? How do these scenes help set up the conflicts in the story? What are these central conflicts, and how are they confronted and resolved?

You will write an essay arguing the presence, development, confrontation, and resolution of multiple conflicts within Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues.” You will have a thesis statement that clearly states the conflicts discussed within the essay. Your body paragraphs will explore various conflicts and provide textual evidence from the story that supports the presence of the conflicts. This essay should include three sources. One of those sources should be the text itself.

Thesis Examples from Literary Analysis Papers: The most important part of your essay will be your thesis statement. Your thesis statement is your main argument and point of your paper.

Strong thesis statements list what you are arguing and why. Review the thesis statements below.

**** Note these are not three-point thesis statements (where you list three things you will discuss). Strong thesis statements are clear arguments that make a specific point. You can use a three-point thesis statement if you would like. *****

– Thomas Hardy’s “The Darkling Thrush” powerfully expresses the poet’s gloomy outlook as one century dies and another is born.

– Julian in “Everything That Rises Must Converge” and Hulga in “Good Country People” share a number of similarities that serve to bring out the theme of dualism in these two stories.

– The purposeful ambiguity of Hawthorne’s color and name symbolism in “Young Goodman Brown” enriches the multi-layered texture of that story and makes us recognize the ambiguity of human nature.

– Cheever’s use of allusions, humor, and symbolism throughout “The Country Husband” contributes to the overall effect of the story and strengthens the story’s implications about the underlying flaws of a suburban existence.

Plus a outline 

Samantha Jones

Mrs. Haley Nix

English 101

12 April 2020

Literary Analysis

Outcasts in Society

Thesis: During the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes used his poetry to portray the lives of African Americans and their progression through moments of racism, sorrow, and cultural identity.

I. Introduction

II. “I, Too” conveys the realities of racism.

A. The poem reads, “They’ll see how beautiful I am / And be ashamed– / I, too, am America” (Hughes, lines 16-18).

B. One article states, “The full-throated drama of the poem portrays African-Americans moving from out of sight, eating in the kitchen” (Ward).

C. This poem encompasses the emotions of how African Americans feel unseen and excluded from society even though they deserve to be included just as much as anyone else.

III. Write a topic sentence here for this body paragraph.

A. Write a quote from the literary work here with an introductory phrase and an in-text citation.

B. Write an outside source quote here with an introductory phrase and an in-text citation.

C. Write a concluding thought here.

IV. Write a topic sentence here for this body paragraph.

A. Write a quote from the short story here with an introductory phrase and an in-text citation.

B. Write an outside source quote here with an introductory phrase and an in-text citation.

C. Write a concluding thought here.

V. Conclusion

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THIS IS HOW SHE WANTS THE OUTLINE LAID OUT