.be thoughtful and organized 2.have a clear and debatable thesis that identifies what you are arguing 3.provide support for thesis with specific textual evidence and insightful analysis 4.you must inform your reader of how your evidence supports your thesis and why it is significant. 5. mla format, including works cited page 6. six pages in length works cited does not count as a page.
7. The aim of your paper will be to address questions that you have asked while reading the novel,culminating in meaningful interpretation of the literary work, Ideally,questions lead to some sort of argument about the novel. THIS argument will provide a focus and and actor for your paper and audience
8. Use two secondary sources, find an article or essay NOT A REVIEW that addresses your author or story, in the literature database. should be reputable and scholarly Include what another scholar has to say about what you are discussing or about the text you are analyzing and how this relates to your discussion AT LEAST ONE SECONDARY SOURCE MUST BE SCHOLARY the literary databases are MagillOnLiteraturePlus, Ebscohost Premier Collection Databases

Select one or more literary categories of question aka : elements of fiction
establish and examine the function of the elements in relation to the whole world and argue your position with regard to the function of this element and what it means to you