Tues. Apr. 4, 2017: Essay Assignment

Today, I gave you the essay question for the multi-source short story essay. I have pasted it below. I also went through the "MLA Citation" booklet (we went through it actively). If you were not here, please do the same.

In Class Writing Response: Part One

You are to use three stories to answer the question I am providing. A maximum of two of these may be from Sinclair Ross. If you want, none need to be from him.

A number of themes have been identified in Canadian literature discussed in class (and in other readings assigned). Which theme or themes is presented which offers a message that can be applied to life in general?

 This is to be a five paragraph, formal essay.

·         NO contractions!

·         No first or second person pronouns (e.g., “I” or “you”)

·         Must follow MLA first page layout (see your “MLA Citation” booklet or go to style.mla.org.)

·         Must have an introduction that has an attention-getter, introduces each source you will use, contains the thesis and the main points you will start your body paragraphs with.

·         Must be virtually error free!

·         Must contain sentences that don’t all start the same are not all the same length

·         Must avoid word repetition (jazz it up, guys!)

·         Must have a title on topic (again, jazz it up)

·         Must be in 12 point, Times New Roman front, spacing set at zero and have page numbers (see me for help)

·         Must be saved in your “ELA A30” folder under the name “Themes Essay”