Examples
These assignments have not been altered or "corrected," so conduct your own research concerning grammatical/mechanical, MLA, and spelling issues.
Annotated Bibliography (1302 course)
Literary Analysis Research Essay (not applicable this semester)
"Young Goodman Brown" (1302 & American lit. courses)
Scholarly Article Essay (only for FULL semester of American Lit.)
Rhetorical Passage Analysis Essay (only for FULL semester of American Lit.)
Modern Issues Project (not applicable this semester)
Literary Analysis (research paper) (please note that some of the essays are shorter than what is required; the assignment has been changed since some of these essays were written. Also note that some of the “rules” for citing sources have changed—refer to the web page linked from the Resources & Research section of Blackboard.)
#1 (1302)
#2 (1302 and American Lit.) Notice how this student uses scholarly sources; he argues with them (but first he gives a history of various interpretations of the story and then explains how his argument/interpretation is different).
#3 (1302)
#4 (1302)
#5 (World Lit.)
#6 (World Lit.)
#7 (World Lit.)
#8 (World Lit.)
#9 (American Lit.)
#10 (American Lit.)
#11 (World Lit.)
#12 (1302) Excellent literary analysis
#13 (1302)
#14 (1302)
#15 (American Lit.)
#16 (World Lit.)
#17 (World Lit.)
#18 (American Lit.)
#19 (World Lit.)
#20 (American Lit.)
#3 (issues)
#4 (issues)
American Literature Examples (Mini-essays should be approximately four pages in length--most of these examples are much shorter—also note that the research essays can give you ideas for discussion posts, mini-essays, and issues questions. Refer to Literary Analysis Research Essays link at the top of the page.)
Native American Mini-Essays
Native American Midterm (research) Essay (MLA citation requirements have changed since this essay was written)
Paine/Federalists Mini-Essay #1
Paine/Federalists Mini-Essay #2
Paine/Federalists Mini-Essay #3
For the Paine/Federalists assignment, make sure to also review Research Essay #18
Hawthorne and Poe Comparison/Contrast Issues #1
Hawthorne and Poe Comparison/Contrast Issues #2
See "Young Goodman Brown" examples in Literary Analysis section
Poe Compare and Contrast Mini-Essay #1
Poe Compare and Contrast Mini-Essay #2
Douglass Issues Questions
World Literature Examples (Mini-essays should be approximately four pages in length--most of these examples are much shorter—also note that the research essays can give you ideas for discussion posts, mini-essays, and issues questions. Refer to Literary Analysis Research Essays link at the top of the page.)
Iliad Midterm (research) Essay #1 (MLA citation rules have changed since this essay was written)
Iliad Midterm (research) Essay #2 (MLA citation rules have changed since this essay was written)
1302 Examples (note that the research essays can give you ideas for discussion posts, mini-essays, and issues questions. Refer to Literary Analysis Research Essays link at the top of the page.)
Unit 1:
See "Young Goodman Brown" examples at top of web page
Modern Issues Project (please note that some of the essays are shorter than what is required; the assignment has been changed since some of these essays were written. Also note that some of the “rules” for citing sources has changed—refer to the web page linked from the Resources & Research section of Blackboard.)
#1 (American Lit.)
#2 (World Lit.—summer & express students do not read this text)
#4 (World Lit.)
#5 (World Lit.)
#6 (American Lit.)
#7 (American Lit.)
#8 (World Lit.)
#9 (World Lit.—summer & express students do not read this text)
Scholarly Article Essay (this assignment should be four FULL pages with 1” margins—left, right, top, bottom. These examples are much shorter.)
****Works-cited page requirements have changed, since these essays were composed: refer to #40, http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch08_s1-0011.html#RES5e_ch08_p0391
Rhetorical Passage Analysis (this assignment should be four FULL pages with 1” margins—left, right, top, bottom. These examples are much shorter. The four pages does NOT include the passage, meaning that the actual essay/analysis should be four full pages)
#1 (American Lit.)
#2 (World Lit.)
#3 (World Lit.)
#4 (American Lit.)
#5 (American Lit.)
#6 (World Lit.)