Assignment Overview:
Case: Cultural Literary Analysis
Length: no less than 1,000 words, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt font size
In addition to your own thoughts, words, and ideas, this essay is to include TWO credible and reliable secondary sources.
The first person "I" is not to be used in this essay.
Case Assignment:
In an organized and well supported essay, discuss the connections between theme and culture in two or more of the selections below.
"The Lesson," Toni Cade Bambara
"Phenomenal Woman," Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou, "Still I Rise"
Sandra Cisneros, "Three Wise Guys"
Sherman Alexie, "Good Hair"
Sherman Alexie, "On the Amtrak From Boston To New York City
"Culture" is the combination of the social behavior and norms of a particular group and may include knowledge, belief, customs, and habits of those in the group. In this essay, consider the writer's theme or "message," specifically as it relates to the specific culture in which he or she is writing.
Unlike Cases 1-3, this essay includes a bit of background readings, or "research." In support of your own interpretation, you will also include additional points of view on the writings and/or on the writers themselves.
This essay must include a combination of no less than SIX in-text citations from at least two credible and reliable secondary sources that have been written on the selections or the writers. Citations must be in proper APA Style and a Reference List must be included.
Essays must be double-spaced in Times or Times New Roman font (12 cpi) with standard one-inch margins and no less than 1,000 words of text. The first person "I" is not used in a formal essay.
A well-organized essay has a beginning, middle, and an end. The beginning, or introduction, should include an opening sentence to grab your reader's attention.
Follow the opening sentence with a very brief synopsis of the play. Be sure to always include an author or poet's full name in the introduction of the essay. After that first instance, only the surname is used. The last sentence of the introduction is the thesis statement. The thesis states the main point of the essay.
A well-supported essay includes supporting points, details, and examples. Each body paragraph must support (explain) your interpretation (analysis) and each body paragraph should begin with a topic sentence that states the main point of the paragraph.
The conclusion typically summarizes the main points of the essay and/or closes with a lasting impression that connects the reader to their world.
Be sure to proofread your essay and edit for proper grammar, punctuation, diction (word choice), and spelling, as errors in sentence skills will lower a final grade. A grade will be determined based on the Module 4 Case expectations and the Trident University General Education rubric for English found in the course syllabus
Assignment Expectations:
Write a Cultural literary analysis (no less than 1,000 words in length) that states an original thesis statement and includes no fewer than six citations in APA Style from no fewer than two credible and reliable sources.
Demonstrate the ability to write clearly and cohesively when expressing one's ideas and/or intended purpose.
Demonstrate the ability to clearly state and support a thesis in an organized and cohesive essay.