Assignment

Topic for Paper 1: How is a literary theme represented in a short story? You will develop a paper that answers this question and demonstrates the following outcomes for writing and literature.

Topic: The Signal by Vsevolod Garshin.

Thesis: This paper aims at analyzing the main theme in "The Signal" which turns out to be social inequality which the author, Vsevold Garshin, depicts using detailed differences between employees on different levels in the rail company.

1. Read Story

2. in a separate paragraph summarize story

3. Revise thesis and incorporate in paper. The thesis is too general and you will have to make it more specific.

4. For every paragraph use different colored fonts to note the areas of your paragraph:

• Red for the paragraph's topic sentence
• Green for the paragraph's use of evidence
• Blue for the paragraph's explanation/warrant of the evidence

Instructions for paper:

Write a thesis statement that clearly identifies the title of a story, its author, the theme, and what the paper will discuss about the story and the theme

Write clear topic sentences for paragraphs that let the reader know what the paragraph will discuss

Write paragraphs that explain how the examples from the story support the theme

Arrange a paper by presenting paragraphs in a logical and interesting fashion

Write sentences in standard American English that clearly express ideas

Demonstrate the MLA style of formatting in the layout of a paper

Demonstrate the MLA style of formatting by documenting material from the story within the paper and on a Works Cited page

Explain in a clear and logical fashion what you have learned about your writing

On a separate paper:

1. Alphanumeric outline: Please revise outline

2. Thesis Statement: Post a working thesis statementthat should include the story and the theme, outline and an introductory paragraph. (revise thesis statement)

3. Development. The development or body of the paper will focus on finding evidence in the story that supports the theme and then explaining in your paper how it does so. You will workshop strategies for developing body paragraphs in the discussion. Except for the stories themselves, you will be developing this material through your own observations; you are not to use outside sources for this material.

4. Sentence Level and MLA. Your writing should be carefully proofed for sentence-level concerns. Your paper should be formatted and documented according to MLA documentation style in the form of parenthetical citations and a Works Cited page.

Word Count: 600-750 words

• Analyze literature for a purpose

• Distinguish digital or print materials through annotation to demonstrate reading and summary skills

• Identify a theme in a short story

• Identify one to three examples in the story that support the theme

• Write a thesis statement that clearly identifies the title of a story, its author, the theme, and what the paper will discuss about the story and the theme

• Write clear topic sentences for paragraphs that let the reader know what the paragraph will discuss

• Write paragraphs that explain how the examples from the story support the theme

• Arrange a paper by presenting paragraphs in a logical and interesting fashion

• Write sentences in standard American English that clearly express ideas

• Demonstrate the MLA style of formatting in the layout of a paper

• Demonstrate the MLA style of formatting by documenting material from the story within the paper and on a Works Cited page.

Attachment:- English-Paper.rar