Topic:How did this author’s life influence his/her writing?
Format:
• The page limit is 3-4 pages of text and does not include the required outline or works cited pages.
• You will create a heading, the actual paper, and a works cited page. Both hard copy and attached into Google Classroom.
• The outline will be collected separately, the narrowed down topic will be on this paper. Outline
Due: Dec. 20
• Typed in Times New Roman 12 font, double space,
1-inch margin.
• All required materials must be completed in MLA 9 format.
• Your paper must include a minimum of 3-4 in-text citations (about 2 citations per page).
• Your paper must include a strong introduction, which includes an attention getter and your thesis statement.
• Your works cited must have a minimum of 3 sources.
• Your works cited must have a minimum of 2 academic sources formatted in proper MLA style.
Every source on your works cited page must be used in your paper.
• Your sources should come from a variety of places such as the research databases, periodicals, books, films or the internet. These sources should be academic sources as discussed in class.
A thesis statement should present the topic of your paper and make a comment about your position in relation to the topic. Your thesis statement should tell your reader what the paper is about and help guide your writing and keep your argument focused. The main idea of the paper is written before everything else. The rest of the text has to prove this main statement using credible evidence from primary sources. No one will read a research paper without reason. Thus, a writer should offer the main argument, thesis, to stress the significance of the problem. The rest of the parts offer evidence to prove the main argument. The writer should be creative in order to encourage more readers to be interested in their piece of writing.
Choice of novels and short stories:
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote