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For your second required paper of the semester, you will be focusing on **a literary analysis of a theme portrayed through images, colors, or symbols in __The Great Gatsby__.** Identify one theme and, using textual evidence, show how that theme is developed throughout the text by at least 2 images or symbols. Do NOT consult Spark Notes (or other similar sources) for themes—come up with your own as we develop them in class!

For literary analysis, textual evidence (which means QUOTES from the text) is required. You must provide **a minimum of** **3 quotes per body paragraph**. Remember, though, that your analysis is the most important aspect of this paper. Thus, as a rule, you should have **3 sentences of explanation/expansion for every quote**. Please follow the model in “A Brief Guide to Writing the Literary Analysis Essay” as your skeleton of how to organize your body paragraphs//. Computer time for writing will occur April 22nd through 24th. Computer lab time for revision will occur on April 29th.//

Because this paper is literary analysis and not literary criticism, you will probably only have a few sources other than our class text. If a definition, statistic, or example is gleaned from another source, credit must be given for the intellectual property. As with all papers, proper citation information is expected for all borrowed quotes and ideas within your paper. This format includes the author’s last name and the page number where the information was found. Remember that for any prose quotation of more than 4 typed lines (in your paper), you must use block quotation form. If your paper contains ANY **plagiarism (in ideas or words)**, you will receive a FAILING GRADE on the paper and will be required to rewrite this core assignment. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!!!!!

Every paper should contain a Works Cited list as the last page. Proper MLA citation information can be found in the Central Bucks Guide to Writing Research Papers. The online version is available at __www1.cbsd.org/curriculum/SecLangArts/Pages/WritingResearchHandbook.aspx__. I also suggest utilizing a web resource such as [|www.knightcite.com] or NoodleTools to assist with proper MLA citation format. Again, more assistance can be gained from the guidelines in “A Brief Guide to Writing the Literary Analysis Essay.”

__ Paper Specs At-A-Glance __

Rough Drafts must be TYPED, DOUBLE SPACED, and PRINTED by the beginning of class on Friday. I will be review them over the weekend, and you will peer edit them on Monday. BECAUSE THERE ARE 2 DUE DATES, LATE PAPERS WILL __NOT__ BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT A LETTER GRADE DEDUCTION FOR EACH DAY LATE. This means that if you are absent from school on the due date, you are expected to either drop the paper off at school or email it to me. My email address is btransue@cbsd.org. I will send a confirmation email once the paper has been successfully received.
 * ** Topic: ** Analysis of a theme in __The Great Gatsby__ & its portrayal through symbols or images
 * ** Point Value: ** at least 20 marking period points & 10% of overall course grade for the core assignment
 * ** Length: ** 3-5 pages (that’s a **FULL** 3 pages minimum; 5 pages—to the bottom—**maximum**)
 * ** Font & Spacing: ** 12-point Times New Roman font; double-spaced; top & bottom margins-1”; left & right margins-1.25”
 * ** Title Page: ** Containing the title of the paper, your name, my name (Miss Transue), your block, the due date
 * ** Numbered Pages: ** Your last name and the page number should appear in the top right corner of each page of text but NOT on the title page (ex. Transue 2)
 * ** Works Cited Page: ** Required for our text and other sources; MLA format
 * ** Due Dates: ** I will be either checking in class or collecting your materials on the dates listed so be sure to have your materials printed out and in class with you.
 * __ Thesis Statement __ (5 points): Due Tuesday, April 23rd
 * __ Outline with Quotes __ (5 points): Due Wednesday, April 24th
 * __ Rough Draft __ (10 points): Due Friday, April 26th
 * __ Final Copy __ (100 points): Due Tuesday, April 30th or Wednesday, May 1st