Final Essay
Write an essay of about 6 pages. Pick one novel/novella or a single writer of a shorter work or works from this semester and provide an analysis. Your analysis should show how or in what ways the work(s) you selected are artifacts of English culture, history, or thought. In other words, how is this work particularly “English,” or how was this work influenced by the history and culture of its times AND how did it contribute to that culture and history? Include several secondary sources, in other words, critics’ opinions. Don’t use Google. Use scholarly resources from the school database or libraries. (You may also cite up to one of my YouTube videos if properly cited.) Ask for help from me or a librarian if you need it. Your essay should also use sufficient textual references from the primary source and/or quotes to support your assertions. Provide an MLA formatted works cited page with appropriate in-text citations or attributive language. Don’t forget to cite primary sources (the work(s) you will discuss) as well in your works cited page.
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf in The Norton Anthology pages 282-392 use this reading.
All papers must be submitted in accordance with the following guidelines:
Last name 1
Full Name
Prof. Hodges
Eng. 254 (type of assignment—rough or final)
Date
Descriptive Title (Not the Name of the Assignment)
The first paragraph of your paper begins here, below the title. The font should be easy to read. Most publishers prefer Times New Roman, and I am requiring it, so be sure to locate and use that font on your word processor. Do not use cursive fonts and do not italicize or bold face. Your paper should be written in twelve-point size. The text should be double-spaced. You should also double-space the name, course, and date information on the top left-hand corner. Follow the margin set in Microsoft Word.
Each paragraph should be indented as shown here. And remember to number your pages on the top right-hand corner. Note that you must include your last name with the page number. The title should not be underlined, italicized or in quotation marks. This format for essays follows the rules of the Modern Language Association, which is the organization that outlines the rules for using academic language or Standard Written English.