” the storm” (chopin)

Essay #1 (100 points)
Literary Analysis
Assignment: Your assignment is to write a literary analysis from one of the stories below.
*When writing a literary analysis, you are NOT summarizing and giving a report about the story. Instead, you are to analyze and create an argument about the author’s purpose for writing the story.
-Things to ponder:
– why did the author write this
– what argument am I making
– what historical relevance does this hold
– where is there textual evidence to support the argument I’m making
– are there symbols, theme, metaphors, similes, characters, etc that are
supporting the argument I’m making as well as the author’s purpose
“The Storm” (Chopin)
Outline for this essay (this is a good guideline to follow – do not use ‘I, you, us, we, our’):
Introduction:
General Statement: give a general sentence about the topics to be discussed in this essay but do not start talking about the story or the author yet
Background/Context (what is the time frame, what historical significance is happening, etc)
Introduce the title of the story and the author’s full name – give a brief 1-2 sentence summary of the story
Thesis: what is the author’s point for writing this story? What is the theme and message the author is trying to get across?
Body Paragraphs (1-3):
Topic Sentence: give a sentence that directly connects to a point that you are making from your thesis statement
Claims/Arguments: give some reasons/arguments to support the thesis
Evidence: support your arguments with a quote from the story
Analysis: what is this quote saying, what’s the deeper meaning, any why does it matter in connection to the bigger picture/message that the author is trying to make?
Conclusion:
Re-state the main points
Drive home the argument being made
How is this still relevant today?
Requirements to be eligible for an A or B paper:
3 ½ – 4 pages
Arguable Thesis
MLA formatted
Use textual evidence in each body paragraph to support your thesis
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