Lessons From Two Kinds: The Importance Of Hard Work

RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS1]Quotes from the Story: You must quote from your short story at least 3 times.2]First Outside Source: You must include at least one quotation from a book (this can be an ebook) about either the author's life or something that you discuss in your argument (e.g. about the story, or something about how people change, or something about human psychology).3]Second Outside Source: You must include at least one quotation from another book (this can also be an ebook) about either the author's life or something that you discuss in your argument (e.g. about the story, or something about how people change, or something about human psychology). (Please note, this must be from a book different from the one used for the first outside source.) 4] Paraphrasing: You may not paraphrase any material taken from any sources. You must always give actual quotations instead. (However, brief summaries of a story or a scene are acceptable.)** Note: dictionaries and encyclopedias are “reference” sources and cannot, therefore, count as research; in addition, primary texts, like religious texts or other stories, poems, or plays, are the original source, and cannot, therefore, count as research. You may use the resources all you want, but they will not count towards your two outside source minimum.

FORMAT REQUIREMENTS1]Essay Appearance: In terms of appearance, your paper must be submitted in the Chicago format, which you can find on the Purdue Owl website (search for “Purdue Owl Chicago General Format”). ** Do not include a References/Bibliography page.2]Footnotes: When quoting from your sources (the story and all outside sources that you use), you must cite each quotation with a Chicago–styleFootnote (not Endnote). See the relevant section in the Purdue Owl (since your sources will come from the web or books, search for “Purdue Owl Chicago Books” and “Purdue Owl Chicago Web Sources”).3]Repeat Footnotes: When citing the same source a second time or more, you must use a short version of the full footnote, which is explained in the section titled “Introduction to Notes” found in the Chicago Style guide found at the very beginning of the Purdue Owl web site (search for “Purdue Owl Chicago,” open the page, and scroll down). 4] Indenting: Essays must have the first line of every paragraph indented.

LENGTH REQUIREMENTS1] Length & Outline: The essay must be typed, double-spaced, and must meet the 6 paragraph outline discussed in the “Introduction to Essay #2” class lecture.LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTSAs with Essay Assignment #1, your second essay should be in formal English. In addition to the rules stated for the Essay #1 language requirements, in formal situations, one should avoid contractions (e.g. use “could not” instead of “couldn’t”) and one should avoid the word “you” unless one must. Also, avoid referring to two different men (women)as he (she) in the same sentence. Verb Tense: Use Past Tense when discussing what the author did, as well as what happened in the story (be aware that when giving quotations from the story, you may have to change verb tenses). I will be marking these as grammatical mistakes from now on. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GENERAL ADVICE Be very careful when presenting your argument. The typical mistake people make in this essay is giving me a mere summary of the various scenes in the story, which is not an argument; focus instead upon the lessons learned by the character and how/why those lessons contribute to the character’s evolution. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SUBMISSION DUE DATESMonday, Mar. 18: Rough Draft is due by 11:55 p.m.You must submit one double-spaced copy of your draft, and your draft must include the Lesson #1, Lesson #2, Lesson #3, and Conclusion paragraphs if you wish to participate in the Peer Evaluation Exercise (please label them so I know which one each paragraph is).