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This critical essay should be 4-5 <\/span>pages in length. <\/span>It should be an interpretation of literary text(s) that establishes the author\u2019s intent by analyzing characters, imagery, and\/or themes\/main ideas. <\/span>Each paper should contain a clear, analytical thesis statement. <\/span>Develop your argument through close reading and textual analysis using the SIEL method \u2013 State, Illustrate, Explain, Link — <\/b>that you have been practicing in journal entries.<\/p>\n Your papers should follow MLA formatting; they must be double-spaced using 12-point font; and they must meet the minimum page length requirement. <\/span>I will not accept papers that do not meet these requirements.<\/b><\/p>\n A strong critical essay contains the following:<\/p>\n An informative and well-crafted introduction <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Introduce your essay. <\/span>Do not assume that your reader has read the work you are analyzing. <\/span>A strong introduction identifies the work(s) you will analyze; defines the topic of your essay; states why your argument is important; provides appropriate background\/context; and concludes with a thesis statement that you will develop, expand, and\/or explore in the paper. <\/span>Your thesis is the Statement or assertion about the text. <\/span>EVERYTHING that you include must be clearly Linked to your thesis<\/b><\/span>.<\/p>\n A clear thesis statement that is developed throughout the paper<\/i><\/p>\n A thesis statement is a clear, concise Statement of your argument \u2013 what you want your essay to illustrate or prove. <\/span>It should appear at or near the end of your introduction.<\/p>\n Thesis development relies on effective and logical organization and close reading(s) of the text(s) you have selected. <\/span>Your paper should evolve as a development and exploration of your thesis statement through discussion and analysis of the text(s). <\/span>Support your assertions about the text with paraphrases, examples and\/or brief quotations from the text, as you have been doing in journal entries.<\/p>\n Support analytical claims with textual evidence — ILLUSTRATE<\/i><\/p>\n Analytical claims are interpretations or ideas regarding the creative text (story, poem, example, novel, etc.). <\/span>Examples, quotes, paraphrases, etc. provide the textual evidence that supports the specific claims you make. <\/span>This means that your analysis relies on close reading in which you link your ideas and statements about the text(s) to specific words, phrases, lines, images, paragraphs in the the text itself.<\/p>\n Logical structure and organization — EXPLAIN<\/i><\/p>\n Coherent paragraphs have strong topic sentences that develop systematically throughout the paper. <\/span>Each paragraph should have a clear main point as well as effective transitions that provide a sense of coherence.<\/p>\n At the sentence level, you should demonstrate clear phrasing and thoughtful word choice. <\/span>You should also clearly understand and avoid common sentence errors: <\/span>fragments, run-on or fused sentences, comma splices.<\/p>\n Establish clear transitions between paragraphs \u2013 LINK<\/i><\/p>\n Clearly establish the connection between the point you just made in the previous paragraph and the point you are making in this next paragraph. <\/span>There should be a flow, in other words. <\/span>You must establish the connections that you see.<\/p>\n Conclusion<\/i><\/p>\n A strong conclusion makes an assessment\/evaluation of your original question\/topic, but does not simply restate your thesis statement. <\/span>The conclusion makes a point that ties the points you have made together; and gives the reader a \u201csend-off\u201d or parting statement.<\/p>\n WRITING TIP: <\/span><\/b>I always recommend that students outline BEFORE they write. <\/span>Begin your outline with your thesis statement. <\/span>The major points that you make to support are the Roman numerals \u2013 I, II, III \u2013 in the outline. <\/span>The supporting evidence, subheadings \u2013 A,B,C \u2013 should be stated under each major point. <\/span>When you write the essay, use the major points as the topic sentences of your paragraphs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Requirements for Critical Essay This critical essay should be 4-5 pages in length. 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