Your literary analysis essay will be on the novel Sula by Toni Morrison. You can
choose from any of the topics listed below (recommended) or explore further topics
in the chapter on Sula, pp. X to Y in the book How to Write about Toni Morrison (linked
here for your convenience).
Your literary analysis should be between 2 ½ and 3 pages (600 to 750 words), not
including the Works Cited page, should be double spaced in Times New Roman 12-
point font and must include:
• A clearly articulated thesis that states, somewhere in your introduction, the
assertion (position, interpretation) that your paper will prove
• An introduction, a minimum of 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion
• At least two quotes from the novel itself that are integrated into your
discussion
• At least two citations of outside sources (such as literary criticism on the novel,
preferably from articles from the MDC databases)
• Topic sentences that focus the discussion in the body paragraphs
• Examples, details, explanations in the body paragraphs that clearly support
your thesis
• Clear connections between ideas from paragraph to paragraph and within
paragraphs
• Proper MLA style format in the heading, in the in-text citations, and in the
Works Cited page (see the template for the heading and margins in this lesson)
• Works Cited page includes articles from two sources and from the novel for a
minimum of three total listed sources
• Standard usage, grammar, and mechanics
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
➢ You will submit your final draft through the Turn-it-in drop box designated for
this purpose in the course. Please be aware, that although Turn-it-in does allow
for similarities for quotations up to 24% of your paper, any similarity above
24% is considered too high for an original paper and will be flagged as
plagiarism.
➢ You can get help with your paper at any of the campus writing centers (see the
link in the course with this information), and you can also receive online help
via SmartThinking, the online tutoring service provided by the College. This
service is available by clicking on SmartThinking in the left-hand menu bar of
the course under Tools & Resources.
Choose from the following topics:
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