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“Winter Dreams” / F. Scott Fitzgerald
1. Explain how self-creation, social status, and the idea of “success” inform the major theme of “Winter Dreams.”
(I have to write about this question)
Essay Guide line:
Format:
– Use a cover sheet for title, name, etc.
– Do not reprint title or name on any other page.
– For the sake of clarity, underline your thesis in the essay.
– Text of essay must be double-spaced, 12-point font, 1-inch margins.
– Number your pages.
– Use MLA Documentation Style.
In these essays, students should include the following:
– a specific thesis statement that makes a sophisticated, original, and arguable claim about the text (Thesis = the topic + your assertion)
– a tightly constructed, unified argument that supports or develops the thesis and addresses the meaning of the text (as opposed to the text’s value, importance, history, etc.)
– well-interpreted, fully-supported evidence from the text for all claims with citations and relevant quotations from the text that tie your argument specifically to the text.
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MAKE A CLAIM. Develop a central, clear interpretive point (often called a thesis) that you fully support and explain in your essay. Your thesis needs to be an arguable point. (Please realize that your thesis will probably develop and change somewhat as your write the paper; that is, as you really start to think about the text, your ideas will evolve. So don’t worry if your thesis is not fully developed as you begin writing. Just make sure you go back and revise/reword the thesis so that it coheres with the rest of the essay.) Remember: You must underline your thesis in this essay
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SUPPORT THAT CLAIM. Support your central claim/thesis with thoughtful reasons and specific evidence (that is, quotations) from the text(s). Are you finding it hard to support your claim? Well then, consider the possibility that your claim may not be that good. Go back and rethink the premise of your essay.
3.
Your audience is our class, that is, people who have read and are familiar with the texts. No plot summary is necessary; this is not a book report or biography, but a critical essay that presents your interpretation. I will evaluate the worth or validity of your interpretation based on how well you support it.
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An essay is a form of expository writing wherein the object is to explain things to the reader. Literature is usually inexplicit and indirect, but your essays should be explicit, direct, and provide interpretive explanations. Do not ask a bunch of rhetorical questions in your essay—give us the goods—your interpretation!
5.
If you do not legitimately fulfill the page requirement, you will not get anything more than a C. (See the essay grading rubric I e-mailed everyone at the beginning of the quarter for further information on my grading policies.)
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Don’t give your paper a generic title, such as PAPER #1. And for that matter, don’t write a generic English paper. You can be lively, humor

ous, and intelligent at the same time. Take advantage of the vigor and directness of everyday speech, but balance it with intelligent reflection and learning. Write in a human voice that has something to say and says it gracefully, and supports it thoroughly. (And please don’t write “We, as human beings,” or “It’s human nature”)
7.
Books are in italics (Their Eyes Were Watching God), stories and poems in quotation marks (“Cat in The Rain”).
8.
Here is how you need to reference author and work in a sentence: In Ernest Hemingway’s “Cat in the Rain” the husband and wife are staying in a hotel…
9.
You may use the word “I.” But do not overuse it! Do not use “I think,” “I believe,” “I feel”—Except when absolutely necessary. We are well aware that your paper is a record of your thoughts, your beliefs, and your feelings.
10.
The events in a novel, story, or poem should be referred to in the present tense: “In ‘The Cat in the Rain’ the wife has difficulty. . . ”
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Use MLA documentation style. Note: Since we all have the books to refer back to, you DO NOT need to include a Works Cited page. This will give you more time to gracefully integrate and properly document the quotations you use to support your points.
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Direct your reader back to specific scenes, actions, or thoughts in the text by incorporating quotations into your essay that warrant further commentary or explanation from you. Basic example: “Trefethan reflects at the end of Jack London’s ‘The Night-Born’: ‘Well, here’s to the Night-Born. She was a wonder’” (275). Remember: include quotations that call for insightful interpretive commentary from your perspective. If the passage you quote is worthy of being included in the essay, make sure your interpretive commentary explains its thematic significance as it relates to the thesis of your paper.
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our conclusion should highlight the significance and broader implications of your essay’s topic. As you are writing your essay, ask yourself about your topic: “So what? Who cares? Why does this matter?” Your essay better add up to something significant and insightful or we have all just wasted our time reading your essay. Make it matter, for yourself (yes, you!) and the reader. In your essay you have educated us about your topic and we know more than when we started; therefore, stay connected to your subject, but go someplace new and important in your conclusion. Don’t give us a rerun of the introduction! Extend yourself and make some meaningful connections.
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Of course, do not plagiarize. What is plagiarism? Basically, plagiarism is using someone else’s ideas and/or work without acknowledgment or proper citation
+ Note that this paper does not require you to do outside research. I am interested in you developing and supporting your own original interpretation in this essay. If you do use outside sources, please document them properly.
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