08 December, 2009

FORMAT INFORMATION FOR ESSAY # 2

Students,

If you are unsure about how to format your essay, please go to Google or another search engine and type in MLA format. Everything you need to know about the MLA format is online. Also, Be sure to do two things: 1) do NOT number the title page; and 2) be sure to do a Works Cited Page (and number it!) to list the publisher's information, etc., of the play(books) you have chosen to write about.

FORMAT FOR TITLE PAGE

Format for Title Page of WL # 2 Assignment

1. Press enter 20 times (You will be on line 21)
2. Click on center alignment
3. Enter the Title in all caps.
4. Press enter 20 times (You will be on line 41)
5. Click on right alignment.
6. Type your name, press enter
7. Type: World Literature Assignment One,
press enter
8. Type the name of the course, (English A1),
press enter
9. Type the date (December 14, 2009)

World Lit. Assignment #2 Directions:

World Literature Assignment # 2 ASPECTS:

#1) A comparative study based on an aspect of ONE World Lit. work and ONE Non-world Lit. work (Wide Sargasso Sea or The Awakening). Must focus on some pertinent link between the two works.
Approach: Should include some introductory and concluding remarks consistent with the convention of writing.
Although the main body need not be a formal exposition and development of ideas, it should constitute a reasoned argument.
Structure: The introduction could be a brief statement of the aims of the assignment. The main body should reveal your insight into the works and your appreciation of the chosen link between the two works. The conclusion could be a brief summary and personal evaluation of the discussion.

#2) An imaginative or creative piece of writing based on ONE World Lit. work and ONE Non-world Lit. work.

An imaginative or creative assignment is defined as an assignment, other than a conventional critical essay or commentary, which allows you to apply the principles or techniques of literary criticism or appreciation in an informed, imaginative manner.

* The statement of intent—a statement of intent must immediately precede the body of this type of assignment and must include a brief explanation of all of the following: a) the works on which the assignment will be based; b) the nature of the task to be engaged in, including considerations such as audience, register, form, etc… ; c) the aspects or elements of the works on which you intend to focus; d) how you intend to explore these aspects or elements.

**The statement of intent must be included in the wordcount!

#3) Detailed study based on an aspect of ONE of the World Lit. works studied in Part 1 or Part 4.

*If extracts are chosen for analysis or commentary, they should NOT be included in the word count; however, copies must be attached to the assignment when submitted for assessment.

Approaches:
a) a formal essay
b) b) an analysis of ONE key passage
c) an analysis of TWO key passages
d) a Commentary on an extract (extract is approximately 30 lines of prose or the equivalent in drama or verse). Should be an in-depth analysis. You should justify briefly your selection of the particular extract; the body of the assignment should explore how language, imagery, organization of ideas, and stylistic and thematic aspects work in the passage.