Please be sure to maintain third person perspective. (include her role in Modernism writing style)

Note: Make sure to focus your discussion on the literature and do not get sidetracked writing a report about the author’s life.

Be sure to argue a particular point of view in the essay (your thesis) and cite varied examples from the readings in MLA format in order to support your perspective. Include a works cited page.

Thesis Statement: The essay must have a thesis statement. Since the reader is familiar with the story, summary is unnecessary. Rather than tell your reader what happened, tell him or her what specific point you are making about the story. DO NOT make an announcement of your intentions in your thesis statement, as in “This paper will analyze the works of Robert Frost…”

Organization: The essay must be well-organized, with an intro paragraph that includes a thesis statement, body paragraphs, each organized around a main focus along with examples from the text that relate back to and “prove” the thesis statement, and a conclusion.

Format your essay according to MLA style guidelines.

*Do Not Write in first person (I, we, me, us) and second person (you). Instead write your papers in the third person objective voice. This is standard practice for academic, college-level writing that lends more credibility to your writing.

*When writing about literature it is customary to speak in the present tense (for example, Robert Frost writes in his poem “The Road Not Taken…”