Writing Assignment Guidelines/Resources:
Be sure to review the Writing Assignment Guidelines/Resources page on the previous page.
Note: This assignment must be typed and submitted as a digital document. Handwritten submissions will NOT be accepted.
Writing Prompt:
Chaucer’s Prologue describes various people in connection with their profession. Analyze the Skipper’s description. Explain two things the Skipper’s description reveals about people in his occupation. Using APA format, provide details from the poem referencing specific line numbers to support each idea.
You can use the following document to help understand the writing prompt and plan your essay:
English 12 Essay 1 How to Analyze a Character-1.pdf
Essay Length: 2 pages
Sources – textbook
Use the following APA format to cite your textbook on the reference page:
Chaucer, G. (n.d). The Canterbury Tales – The Prologue. https://www.excelhighschool.com
Literary Analysis Assignment Guidelines/Resources
Required Components
Times New Roman font, size 12, double spaced
Cover Page – include the following information, centered
Title of Assignment
Student Name
Course Name
Essay – follow structure/sample outline explained below
References – written on separate page after the essay
Literary analysis essay structure:
4-5 paragraph essay structure (an introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion).
Introduction should:
introduce the literary text and author
provide a very brief summary of the text
state the topic/thesis for your essay
Body paragraph(s) should:
provide support and evidence of the topic, citing line numbers
Conclusion should wrap up the essay and reflect back on the topic/thesis
How to reference line numbers in APA format:
Paraphrase Example: Line 417 explains how the Skipper was not a very skilled horseman (Chaucer, n.d.).
Direct Quote Example: Line 417 states, “Road a farm horse as best he could” (Chaucer, n.d.).
OR
Paraphrase Example: The Skipper wears a long woolen gown (Chaucer, n.d., line 418).
Direct Quote Example: “In a woolen gown that reached his knee” (Chaucer, n.d., line 418).
The complete citation for the reference page, which is listed on a separate page after your essay, should be written as follows:
References
Chaucer, G. (n.d). The Canterbury Tales – The Prologue. https://www.excelhighschool.comLinks to an external site.
Additional information regarding APA format and citing sources is located in the Course Resources module (click “Modules” on the left panel list and it is located above Module 1 ).
