• Single-space your header, including only name, course title, and date.
• Double-space your assignment.
• Use Times New Roman font.
• Include an introduction with a thesis statement and no generalizations.
• Include body paragraphs with evidence from the text and analysis of that evidence.
• Include a conclusion paragraph that re-states your argument and gestures to a
larger conclusion.
• Use parenthetical citations and tidy citations.
• 3-4 pages.
• If you use a Mac, please convert your document to a .docx, .doc, or .pdf file; I cannot
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Assignment: Write a thesis-based analytical essay on Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake. This is an open topic: you may choose to focus on the portrayal of the lifespan, the portrayal of a stage of the lifespan, the process of cultural assimilation, any of the topics discussed in class, or another topic of your own choosing.
Your Grade Will Be Based on Your Paper’s:
• Originality. Do not regurgitate lecture and discussion. Instead, build on the class lecture and discussion in order to make a new point about the text(s) you have chosen.
• Thesis. Your paper should make a nuanced, provable argument. Avoid repeating yourself: do not prove one point many times. Prove one complex point once.
• Analysis. Do not summarize. Remember who your audience is: someone who knows what happens, but not why it matters for your thesis. Write to them. Base your analysis on quotations from the text and close readings of those quotations, or close analysis of visual elements if appropriate; they are the evidence that proves your thesis. Feel free to draw on other material we have covered in class.
• Clarity. Write well: Use transitions to connect ideas. Define difficult terms. Explain why a quotation matters. Format your paper neatly. Proofread for typos and errors.Format:
CWL 215: Cradle to the Crypt: Representations of the Lifespan
Essay 4: 125 points
Due by 11:59pm, Friday, April 7th via Beachboard
• Single-space your header, including only name, course title, and date.
• Double-space your assignment.
• Use Times New Roman font.
• Include an introduction with a thesis statement and no generalizations.
• Include body paragraphs with evidence from the text and analysis of that evidence.
• Include a conclusion paragraph that re-states your argument and gestures to a
larger conclusion.
• Use parenthetical citations and tidy citations.
• 3-4 pages.
• If you use a Mac, please convert your document to a .docx, .doc, or .pdf file; I cannot
open .pages documents.
Assignment: Write a thesis-based analytical essay on Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake. This is an open topic: you may choose to focus on the portrayal of the lifespan, the portrayal of a stage of the lifespan, the process of cultural assimilation, any of the topics discussed in class, or another topic of your own choosing.
Your Grade Will Be Based on Your Paper’s:
• Originality. Do not regurgitate lecture and discussion. Instead, build on the class lecture and discussion in order to make a new point about the text(s) you have chosen.
• Thesis. Your paper should make a nuanced, provable argument. Avoid repeating yourself: do not prove one point many times. Prove one complex point once.
• Analysis. Do not summarize. Remember who your audience is: someone who knows what happens, but not why it matters for your thesis. Write to them. Base your analysis on quotations from the text and close readings of those quotations, or close analysis of visual elements if appropriate; they are the evidence that proves your thesis. Feel free to draw on other material we have covered in class.
• Clarity. Write well: Use transitions to connect ideas. Define difficult terms. Explain why a quotation matters. Format your paper neatly. Proofread for typos and errors.Format:
CWL 215: Cradle to the Crypt: Representations of the Lifespan
Essay 4: 125 points
Due by 11:59pm, Friday, April 7th via Beachboard
• Single-space your header, including only name, course title, and date.
• Double-space your assignment.
• Use Times New Roman font.
• Include an introduction with a thesis statement and no generalizations.
• Include body paragraphs with evidence from the text and analysis of that evidence.
• Include a conclusion paragraph that re-states your argument and gestures to a
larger conclusion.
• Use parenthetical citations and tidy citations.
• 3-4 pages.
• If you use a Mac, please convert your document to a .docx, .doc, or .pdf file; I cannot
open .pages documents.
Assignment: Write a thesis-based analytical essay on Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake. This is an open topic: you may choose to focus on the portrayal of the lifespan, the portrayal of a stage of the lifespan, the process of cultural assimilation, any of the topics discussed in class, or another topic of your own choosing.
Your Grade Will Be Based on Your Paper’s:
• Originality. Do not regurgitate lecture and discussion. Instead, build on the class lecture and discussion in order to make a new point about the text(s) you have chosen.
• Thesis. Your paper should make a nuanced, provable argument. Avoid repeating yourself: do not prove one point many times. Prove one complex point once.
• Analysis. Do not summarize. Remember who your audience is: someone who knows what happens, but not why it matters for your thesis. Write to them. Base your analysis on quotations from the text and close readings of those quotations, or close analysis of visual elements if appropriate; they are the evidence that proves your thesis. Feel free to draw on other material we have covered in class.
• Clarity. Write well: Use transitions to connect ideas. Define difficult terms. Explain why a quotation matters. Format your paper neatly. Proofread for typos and errors.Format:
CWL 215: Cradle to the Crypt: Representations of the Lifespan
Essay 4: 125 points
Due by 11:59pm, Friday, April 7th via Beachboard
• Single-space your header, including only name, course title, and date.
• Double-space your assignment.
• Use Times New Roman font.
• Include an introduction with a thesis statement and no generalizations.
• Include body paragraphs with evidence from the text and analysis of that evidence.
• Include a conclusion paragraph that re-states your argument and gestures to a
larger conclusion.
• Use parenthetical citations and tidy citations.
• 3-4 pages.
• If you use a Mac, please convert your document to a .docx, .doc, or .pdf file; I cannot
open .pages documents.
Assignment: Write a thesis-based analytical essay on Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake. This is an open topic: you may choose to focus on the portrayal of the lifespan, the portrayal of a stage of the lifespan, the process of cultural assimilation, any of the topics discussed in class, or another topic of your own choosing.
Your Grade Will Be Based on Your Paper’s:
• Originality. Do not regurgitate lecture and discussion. Instead, build on the class lecture and discussion in order to make a new point about the text(s) you have chosen.
• Thesis. Your paper should make a nuanced, provable argument. Avoid repeating yourself: do not prove one point many times. Prove one complex point once.
• Analysis. Do not summarize. Remember who your audience is: someone who knows what happens, but not why it matters for your thesis. Write to them. Base your analysis on quotations from the text and close readings of those quotations, or close analysis of visual elements if appropriate; they are the evidence that proves your thesis. Feel free to draw on other material we have covered in class.
• Clarity. Write well: Use transitions to connect ideas. Define difficult terms. Explain why a quotation matters. Format your paper neatly. Proofread for typos and errors.