Read:
“The Yellow Wallpaper,” Charlotte Perkins Gilman
“A Rose for Emily,” by William Faulkner”The Yellow Wallpaper,” Charlotte Perkins Gilman
For your first formal assignment, write a 750-1000 word essay (about 3 to 4 pages, typed and double-spaced) on one of the following topics. Please quote from the works in our textbook that you analyze. Please write in the third person. That means, then, that you should have no ” I”s or “you”s in the essay.
Be sure to use specific, ample references from the text to support your points. Cite all quotations and references in proper MLA style and include a Works Cited page as the final page of your paper (see your grammar handbook for tips and reminders).
IMPORTANT: Your essay should have a clear thesis statement — a one-or two-sentence statement that summarizes the major point you will be advancing in the essay. This thesis statement generally appears in the first paragraph. Subsequent paragraphs should focus on key ideas in support of your thesis. The essay should end with a concluding paragraph. For help and more tips, use the resources available on our course homepage.