Your 750-to-1250-word essay, you must incorporate research from 3 credible secondary sources.–Drama Resources” folder in Blackboard (Online convenience sites like Wikipedia, Shmoop, CliffsNotes, LitCharts, etc. are NOT reputable sources.).
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- Remember that a secondary source is an article about the play that you are analyzing.
- The essay must be set up in MLA style and contain a works cited page citing both your play (primary source) and your research article sources (secondary sources). These sources must also be cited in the body of your paper beside the quoted or paraphrased information that was borrowed from each source.
- Like any five-paragraph essay, this essay will have an introduction paragraph that ends with a three-part thesis statement establishing the three main literary elements of discussion.
- The three body paragraphs will contain 8 to 11 sentences, and each will address in the same order the elements presented in the thesis statement. Each body paragraph should contain a topic and concluding sentence, as well as transitions to help the reader move from one idea to the next.
- The concluding paragraph will restate the three main elements discussed, as well as the name of the play and playwright.
- NOTE: Your audience members have read the plays in this module, so do not summarize the plot.
- NOTE: Please keep in mind that any Drama Essay with quotations that make up more than 30% of the essay’s content will not earn a passing grade of 70% or higher.
The following model should be used to cite the play that you choose for your essay:
Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. Title. 2022. PDF.
NOTE: Ten points will be deducted every time a source outside of CGTC Library’s GALILEO, LibGuides, the Literary Reference Center, Credo Reference, or the “Drama Resource” folder in Blackboard is used.
The following model should be used to cite the play that you choose for your essay:
Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. Title. 2022. PDF.
Ten points will be deducted every time a source outside of Galileo, LibGuides, the Literary Reference Center, or in the drama resource folder is used.
I inclded the play in my files i dropped (TRIFLES BY SUSAN GLASPELL) and added the additional sources you HAVE to use in the essay NO SECONDARY SOURCES OUTSIDE OF WHAT I PROVIDED— USE MLA FORMAT— i am a highschool student please make the wording fairly simple but as well as educated please.