Due:                 Friday, January 21

Length:            3-4 pages

Worth:             20% of course grade

Format:           Papers must be typed, double spaced, normal margins,12 font.

MLA:             Youmust use evidence directly from the literature in the form of direct quoteand/or paraphrase. MLA in-text citations and a Works Cited page are required.See MLA guides in Guides and How-Tos folder. A paper with confirmed evidenceof plagiarism will automatically fail and will be subject to the collegesPolicy on Academic Integrity (posted on your syllabus).

 

                       

Assignment: Chooseone of the options below and write a focused analysis of the literature. Yourpaper should present a strong, well-argued thesis that is supported throughoutyour essay with strong evidence from the text(s). Be careful to analyze andinterpret rather than simply listing off examples that seem to prove yourpoint. Look for meaning in the lines that you quote and to which you refer.

 

This assignment will be graded according to the following:proper use of grammar, sentence structure, and mechanics; a strong argumentthat is supported by evidence from the lit; strong analysis and interpretationof textual evidence; development of ideas; correct use of MLA styledocumentation.

 

1)   Analyze either Quicksandor the Edgar Allan Poe short stories through the lens of psychoanalytic theory.

 

2)   Write an analysis that illustrates how Quicksand can be read through two ormore lenses: psychoanalysis and Critical Race Theory.

 

Whichever topic youchoose, you should be sure to do the following:

 

      Define the critical lens through which you areanalyzing the literature. In other words, spend some time explaining what itmeans to analyze something as a race critic or a psychoanalytic critic.

      Apply that lens to the literature. This meansthat the focus of your essay should be on analysisa very specific one. How areyou interpreting the text? Situate yourself in one of these theoretical campsand read the literature as if you were a card-carrying member.

      Use evidence!!! Its not enough to make a claim;you must prove it.

      Use MLA to the best of your ability. This means:

 Using quotation marks around any 2+ consecutivewords taken from the text

 Using in-text parenthetical citations

 Completing a full Works Cited entry for alltexts used in the paper

      No outside sources are allowed for thisassignment (with the exception Tyson).

for the reading of quicksand page 25 is actually page 1 

citing for the powerpoint is: 

Williams, Dr. Jessica. “Psychoanalytical Approaches.” EL3600-001. SUNY College at Old Westbury. Blackboard. 18 January 2022


for in text cite of the power point:

(“Psychoanalytical Approaches” slide #)


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