Thesis Paper - Due May 22, 2012

Length: 

3-5 typed pages (double-spaced, 1” margins, 12 Font, Times New Roman, MLA Heading)

Type of Thesis Paper: 

Look at your novel and film choices listed below.  Decide on a topic you would like to use for your comparison/contrast thesis paper.  You must use three different works.  You must provide  quotes (at least 2 per work) and specific examples from the novels/film are to be used to support every point you are making.  This is not to be a summary about each work, but create a bold statement that you are going to defend through the works & in the comparison/contrast mode of writing.

Choose  two out of the six works to use in the paper:

 Hedda Gabler

A Doll House

Romeo and Juliet

Julius Caesar

The House on Mango Street

The Whale Rider

 Choose one other work of your choice from the following category:

Short Story

Poem

Steps for writing the paper:

Step # 1:  You must decide on what you would like to compare and the works you will use.  

Step # 2:  You must create a thesis statement.

Step # 3:  Based on your thesis statement, think about how you will organize your essay and create an organizational outline.   Point-by-Point or Subject-by-Subject

Step # 4:  Create your works cited page by using your noodletools account.  Do not use Easy Bib.  Your noodletools account should be through High Point Regional and should be MLA Advanced.

Step # 5:  Think before you begin writing:  Is my thesis statement strong enough? Is it argumentative?    How might I change it?  Do I like the way I have organized the paper?  What other ways may I want to organize this? Make any necessary changes.

Step # 6:  Once you are done with creating a strong thesis and organizational outline, begin writing your rough draft.  Provide a balance of necessary summary, commentary, and specific examples from the works to defend your thesis statement.  Write first and add quotes later.  Go back once you are done, and decide what quotes would help defend certain parts of your paper.  Add the quotes and properly document the in-text citations. 

 Step # 7:  Develop, revise, and edit.

Step # 8:   Turn your final copy in to turnitin.com by 12:00 PM on Tuesday, May 22 . 

This paper will be worth 75 points (50 Points - Content  & 25 Points - Conventions)