Research the monster a “Siren” using The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters. You will then compare and contrast the monster as well as the social fear and anxieties it provokes to something we read as a class this semester (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Macbeth, or Frankenstein).
When writing your Monster Analysis:
Include an introduction paragraph that states which monster you researched and how it connects to something we read as a class. You should clearly state which material we read in class that you will be using. There should be an argumentative (meaning others could agree/disagree with it) statement about your monster and how it relates to class material.
Include 2-3 body paragraphs that each focus on one aspect of the way the monster relates to something we read in class. You should consider what fear and social anxieties the monster invokes and how those compare to a class reading. You should consider the traits on the monster and how they compare to the class reading. These are various points that you must expand on, but each paragraph should have a single purpose. Use evidence from the online resource as well as your class reading.
A conclusion paragraph that restates main points, asks questions, or explains where there is still room to be done.
There is no need to include a Works Cited, as you are using class resources. You should cite the class reading within the essay itself, just as you did in the Close Reading Analysis.
To quote from Sir Gawain or the shorter poems we read, you just quote the line number.
To quote from Macbeth, you quote Act, Scene, Line. Example: When the witches chant “Fair is foul and foul is fair,” they refer to what will happen to the character of Macbeth as he changes from hero to villain (1.1.12).
To quote from Frankenstein, use page numbers or, if using the online text, cite by volume, then chapter (vol. 2, chapter 3).