Requirements:
Minimum of two double-spaced pages
At least one primary source (one of the assigned readings from the Middle Ages section of your textbook)
At least one secondary source from Galileo or similar scholarly database (Google Scholar, JSTOR, EBSCOHost, etc.). This can be another interpretation of your primary text or contextual/background information about the text you chose
Some specific academic documentation style (APA, MLA, Chicago, Tiberian, ASA, etc.). I recommend you practice the style typical to your major or the style you are most comfortable with.
Choose one of the assigned texts (The Canterbury Tales) to address.
Develop an analytical thesis about how the story depicts female characters. For example: The Thousand and One Nights features a strong and dimensional female protagonist through the heroic actions of Scheherazade.
Use secondary sources and examples from your chosen text (through CITED quotes or paraphrases) to support your interpretation and analysis of the story. Remember that the expectation for academic writing is that your essay will engage with an outside source at least once per paragraph.
In order to write an analytical essay, your topic sentences should reflect an arguable, interpretative statement about the text. For example: Despite her father’s attempt to protect Scheherazade, she disobeys in an attempt to protect others.
Your essay should reflect a fully realized three-part essay (introduction with an appropriate analytical thesis, main body of multiple paragraphs interpreting specific parts of your chosen text, and conclusion that restates the thesis and resolves the essay). There should be a citation/references page listing the required sources and types in the academic documentation style you have chosen.
