The main objective of this first assignment is to make a claim about the depiction of gender and/or sexuality, referencing textual evidence from the source text to support your ideas.
Topic: This will be a 4-page close-reading literature review/ analysis about the book/source:
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The main objective of this first assignment is to make a claim about the depiction of gender and/or sexuality, referencing textual evidence from the source (Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God) text to support your ideas. Providing textual material for your claims, as well as thorough analysis of that evidence, are central aspects of this assignment.One helpful way to begin thinking about an essay is to ask the work a pointed interpretative question.The argument of your paper then is the answer to your question, again, citing material from the literature to support
your ideas.
1st step: Your essay should provide an introductory paragraph that frames the issue(s) you are
addressing and provides a clear interpretative claim. Remember, you want your introduction to
orient readers to the key issues that your essay will address as well as orient them to the way they should think about it
2nd step:The body of the text should consist of well-developed paragraphs that furnish the
support for that claim,citing specific passages from the source as evidence.
Things to think? or question about while writing this essay:
Do I answer my interpretative question clearly? Do I have enough concrete examples to help
illustrate my points? Do I have too many? Do I spend enough time analyzing each of my examples? What evidence might contradict my claims or interpretation? Do I need to refute those? What is the best way to present my ideas? What evidence needs to come first? Do I need to define
any terms or provide any context? What is the logic of my analysis and structure of my paper?
Evaluation:
Content:Does the essay fulfill the expectations of a humanities analysis? Does the material
adequately address the prompt? Is the material developed and supported with textual evidence?
Organization:Does the introduction establish the framework for the essay? Is the essay organized? Is the essay logical and coherent? Are your ideas composed in coherent/cohesive paragraphs that relate to the surrounding paragraphs and give details for your overall claim? Are there transitions that provide connections between ideas?
Evidence:Is there enough evidence to support the claim? Is each piece of evidence clearly and carefully presented? Do readers have all the contextual information they need to understand a
quotation? Is each piece of evidence made relevant? Is each piece of evidence fully explained?
Presentation:Does the essay exhibit a minimum of grammatical or structural errors? Does it meet the basic formatting guidelines for the project?
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