Novel Essay Assignment

1) Facebook page due tomorrow, Friday, May 30:

Hard Copy in class!

Submit to my school e-mail (boazm@issaquah.wednet.edu) no later than your class-time tomorrow. 

2) Everyone should be DONE with your novels by tomorrow.  Tomorrow is silent time for either finishing reading or getting started on ideas/notes/planning/quote-finding for your essay.

3) Essay assignment follows.  You will get a print copy that will give details of deadlines, penalties, and the last-ditch turns-into-a-zero time for each section.

Choice Novel Unit:  The Outsider Essay

Definition (the outsider):  1. “Somebody who does not belong, who is not part of a group or

organization.” (Encarta)   2. “A person isolated from conventional society” is first recorded definition in 1907 (Dictionary.com)

Your job:  You must take this theme topic (springboard) of the outsider, and after having read and analyzed your novel, create a clear theme statement about the outsider as it is used in your novel.  Turn that theme statement into a clear and complete thesis statement for your paper.  Then write a convincing and well-organized essay that supports your thesis.

Requirements:

1.  This essay should have at least a 5-paragraph organization and should be about 3 full pages in length, 4 max.  You need to include ample direct textual evidence (quotes) from the book to support your ideas (7-9 quotes in all; focus on the part that counts).You must incorporate your quotes smoothly into your paper.  The must be a complete introduction that must, of course, include the author and title of the novel.

2.  The paper must adhere to the department expectations.  The four areas are 3^rd person point of view, integrated quotations, proper MLA formatting (including Works Cited), and correct pronoun usage. (Don’t use YOU. No mistakes for its/it’s.)

3.  You must upload your writing assignment to turnitin.com by the due date or it will be considered late.  Period.  If you paper is uploaded into the late folder, it is late and deductions will apply.  Remember, you can cut and paste your paper into the site; that might alleviate the problems some of you have had.  Do not consider your paper uploaded until you have received your confirmation from turnitin.com.  Your paper will be considered on time or late according to the online copy submitted to turnitin.com.  A hard paper copy is optional for this assignment!

4.  Remember that you must include in-text citations (page numbers) for quotes you use.  The author’s name shouldn’t be necessary after the first citation.

Value:  100 assessment points