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Polishing Up Your Literary Analysis

Polishing Up Your Literary Analysis. Oh what fun! . Your paper will be returned if…. 1. You write in first person (“I”, “We”) NOTE: It is ONLY ok to use first person in direct quotes:

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Polishing Up Your Literary Analysis

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  1. Polishing Up Your Literary Analysis Oh what fun!

  2. Your paper will be returned if… • 1. You write in first person (“I”, “We”) • NOTE: It is ONLY ok to use first person in direct quotes: • Odysseus describes his preparations, claiming, “I drew it from the coals and my four fellows/ gave me a hand …” (329-330). • 2. You write in second person (“You”) • NOTE: It is ONLY ok to use second person in direct quotes: • As Odysseus leaves, he taunts, “How do you like the beating that we gave you, / you damned cannibal?” (433-434). • 3. You don’t double space your paper. • 4. You don’t include an engaging title. • No: Literary Analysis • Yes: The Odyssey: Life’s Instructional Manual • Yes: Odysseus: Hero or Zero? • 5. You use font larger (or smaller) than 12 points. Margins should all be at one inch and include page numbers (bottom right corner). • 6. You clearly have not proof read your own work.

  3. Additional Tips • 1) Use appropriate transitions to tie ideas together and guide the reader through the information. • 2) Do NOT directly refer to the paper you are writing • (ex: “This paper is going to be about …”) • 3) Be sure direct quotes are properly punctuated and cited (line numbers!). • 4) Write in present tense • Ex: instead of saying “Odysseus wanted to escape” (past tense), say “Odysseus wants to escape” (present tense). • Grading for this essay will change. • Final comments only • One revision, based on generalized comments • YOU have to apply the comments

  4. Making Citations • Citation for a short passage (3 lines or less): • 1) identify speaker • 2) identify situation • 3) identify who he/she is speaking to • Example: • When Odysseus goes to the Underworld in order to find his way home from the direction of Tiresias the prophet, he runs into one of his former men, Elpenor. Elpenor, who died from drunkenly falling off of a roof at Circe’s palace, pleads with Odysseus, “Remember me, I pray/do not abandon me unwept, unburied…/ but fire more corpse and all the gear I had” (601-602, 604).

  5. Making Long Citations • Citation for a long passage • (four lines or more of the ORIGINAL text): • 1) identify speaker • 2) identify situation • 3) identify who he/she is speaking to • Example: • When Odysseus goes to the Underworld in order to find his way home from the direction of Tiresias the prophet, he runs into one of his former men, Elpenor. Elpenor, who died from drunkenly falling off of a roof at Circe’s palace, pleads with Odysseus: Remember me, I pray do not abandon me unwept, unburied to tempt the gods’ wrath, while you sail for home but fire more corpse and all the gear I had, and build a monument for me above the breakers. (601-605)

  6. Editor-in-Chief • You are the Editor-in-Chief of someone’s final Odyssey paper. • As the Editor-in-Chief YOU alone are responsible for their final assessment. • Use the following guidelines to “edit” the Odyssey paper. • If, at any time, you feel the need to make additional comments or notes on the structure or content of the essay, please do so (clearly) in the margins.

  7. Editing Process • 1) Introduction-- Put a checkmark (√)in the margin next to all of the following elements: • a. Attention-getter • b. Author name and name of epic poem • c. Plot summary (one-two sentences) • d. Thesis answers the question • 2) Underline each topic sentence in body paragraphs. • 3) Put at * next to the textual support • a. Check for set up of quotes (who says it, context?) • b. Check for a line number for each textual support • c. Check for an explanation after/around quote, which ties to topic sentence. • 4) Conclusion-- Put a checkmark (√) in margin next to all of the following elements: • a. Summarize (in different words) content of the essay. • b. Link the conclusion to introduction • c. Final insight or “So what?”- something that appeals to the reader in a universal way.

  8. What’s NEXT? • Tonight… • Before midnight, make sure you’ve submitted your essay to www.turnitin.com • Make final edits to your paper on computer. • Print out new copy. • Staple together: • Graphic organizer (on bottom) • Original draft • Final draft (on top) • Turn it in at the beginning of class on _________! • YOU DID IT! 

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