Your literary analysis essay will be on the novel Sula by
Toni Morrison.
Your literary analysis should be between 2 ½ and 3 pages (600
to 750 words), not including the Works Cited page, should be double spaced in
Times New Roman 12-point font and must meet the following criteria:
· A
clearly articulated thesis that states, somewhere in your introduction, the assertion
(position, interpretation) that your paper will prove
· An introduction,
a minimum of 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion
· At least
two quotes from the novel itself that are integrated into your discussion
· At least
two citations of outside sources (such as literary criticism on the novel). At least
one source should come from the MDC databases. All sources must be academic.
· Topic
sentences that focus the discussion of the body paragraphs
· Examples,
details, explanations in the body paragraphs that clearly support your thesis
· Clear
connections between ideas from paragraph to paragraph and within paragraphs
· Proper
MLA style format in the heading, in the in-text citations, and in the Works Cited
page (see the template for the heading and margins in this lesson)
· Works Cited
page includes articles from two sources and from the novel for a minimum of
three total listed sources
· Standard
usage, grammar, and mechanics