LIT 127: Introduction to Fiction
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In this class, you will be completing three papers of approximately five pages in length.  Specific word count requirements will be given with the assignment itself.  These papers will be:

 
 
Paper #1: Reader Response Analysis (50 points), in which you critically examine your own reaction to a story.  How does who you are - your background, beliefs, interests, etc - affect how you read a particular work?

Paper #2: Critical Analysis (50 points), in which you use common literary concepts like symbolism, point-of-view, and setting, as well as social elements like gender and class,  to discuss the theme of a story.

Paper #3: Analysis of  Novel (100 points), in which you specifically analyze a facet of either Cat's Eye  or Carrie using outside research.

 

Paper Submission Guidelines

Final drafts of papers will be submitted via email as attachments. Please be sure that:

  • Your paper is in the correct format.
  • Your paper has been correctly named (YournameProjectNumber).\

As I mentioned in the Required Materials section, I need to be able to read these files.  The word processor I use is Microsoft Word.  This is a fairly standard word processor.  However, in recent years, Windows has come with a processor called Microsoft Works.  Because Microsoft is evil, these two programs are not compatible in their default format.  That means that if you save a paper in MS Works without changing the format, I will not be able to read it.  Imagine me faced with ten papers I cannot open.  Imagine me having to write to ten students and individually address the issue with each one.  Imagine me getting very, very cranky.  Imagine me grading your papers while I am very, very cranky.

I think we can all agree that this is something to be avoided.

I will accept papers in the following formats:

  • If you use Microsoft Word, you can simply save the file in the default format.
  • If you use Microsoft Works (or any other word processor), you must save your file in "Rich Text Format."  To do this, when saving your file, look for "Save As Type."  Click on the down arrow and select "Rich Text Format."

Any paper not submitted in one of these format by the deadline will not be accepted, and late work policies will apply.  If you are not 100% sure of your format, I strongly recommend that you send me a "test" file during the first week of classes.  It's also not a bad idea to submit your work a little early and check your email before the deadline.

Style requirements (margins, spacing, etc) will be posted with individual assignments. I require MLA style for papers. If you are not familiar with MLA documention, here are some helpful web sites:

MLA Style Links
Capital Community College MLA Style Guide (this is a very comprehensive guide)
Purdue Online Writing Lab (more information on parenthetical citation)
Parkland College Library MLA Guide (.pdf file)

  
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