The professor wrote this down as the guide for this paper.
“4-5 Pages, Double Spaced, Times New Roman
For your final paper, write a research- driven essay on any text or film you choose. You must
include two secondary sources and one primary source, but you must pose your own argument/
interpretation of whatever you choose. You must choose a different text than your previous
essays, but it can be a poem, short story, film, or play. Your thesis can respond to one of your
secondary sources. A successful essay will include:
-A clear introduction that includes a thesis statement. Your intro should be no more than half a
page. You can pose an interpretive or argumentative thesis (without referring to a primary
source).
-Cohesive paragraphs that provide effective support and analysis of your thesis.
-Clear analysis/ close reading of particular scenes or passages. Your analysis should clearly
support your thesis. Include textual analysis in every paragraph.
-Quotes that are fully elaborated and clearly relate to your interpretation.
-Effective integration of your secondary sources.
-A strong conclusion.”
I prefer that you write about “speech sounds” by Octavia E. Butler and about the theme of femininity throughout the story, but if you are familiar with a movie that you want to write about, just let me know first and I will get back to you. Thank you!
