1. The essay will need to be at least 1,500 words and include at least three outside sources, plus the book itself as a source.
2. Analyze some concept of the novel you chose. It can be symbols, characters, themes, etc… You can argue almost anything about the novel and the elements of fiction. Your paper should be an argumentative one.
3. Your thesis should be your paper’s central argument. It needs to go at the end of your introduction. It should NOT use first person.
4. For source support you need to use the text itself, plus at least 3 outside sources:
- The novel you read. “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”
- At least one outside source should be from a journal article. We used the databases in Unit 2, so if you need help with using them again please revisit that Library page here.
- The other two sources should be books, journal articles, or websites written by professionals, literary critics, such as a professor; no Sparknotes, etc…
5. Your paper should be 12-point, Times New Roman, double-spaced, and have 1-inch margins. You can use the template I posted here. Your essay has to be saved in Word .doc, .docx., or .rtf ONLY.
6. Each body paragraph should have support from the text you are discussing and/or the outside source along with CITATIONS IN MLA FORMAT. You also will need a WORKS CITED IN MLA FORMAT at the end of the paper.