Contents

Expectations

Guidelines I -- The Elements of an English Paper

• Introduction: Topic and Thesis
  
  
• Body I: Argumentation (Topic Sentences and Transitions)
  
  
• Body II: Analysis (Interpretation through Close Reading)
  
  
• Conclusion: Larger Implications of Literary Analysis

Guidelines II -- Mechanics

• Citation with Parenthetical Notation
  
  
• Quotations
  
  
  • Introduce and Integrate Quotations
    
    
  • Placement of Punctuation with Parenthetical Notation
    
    
  • Placement of Punctuation without Parenthetical Notation
    
    
  • Double and Single Quotation Marks
    
    
  • Block Quotations
    
    
• Titles

Advice

• Revising and Proofreading
  
  
• Scheduling
  
  
• Some Miscellaneous Reminders and Suggestions

Grading

Writing and Revising Checklist