Thursday 23 April 2015

Literary Essay

Literary Essay for Lord of the Flies

This literary essay will have a minimum of four paragraphs, will be in MLA format, and will require quotations from at least two secondary sources (as well as quotations from the novel).

The introductory paragraph will have a thesis statement.

Each body paragraph will have at least two quotations from your primary source (i.e., the novel), as well as at least one quotation from a secondary source.

Your concluding paragraph should be at least three sentences long.

The essay should be double spaced and in 12 pt, Times New Roman or Courier font.

Here is a link to the scoring rubric.

Here are some resources.

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