Choose 1 or 2 primary sources
Use the literary devices to help you construct an interpretative thesis
Support your thesis with up to 3 literary devices
Avoid using the personal pronoun
Be sure to use 3 or more secondary sources in addition to the primary source or sources. All of the secondary sources must be scholarly. Review the Research Guidelines for more information.
Follow the MLA style for format (double space, 12 point, Times New Roman font, number pages, etc.). For more information on using MLA style to cite your work, to compose a Works Cited page, and to format your work, visit Purdue OWL at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/.
The interpretation paper draft must be at least 3 pages long.
Interpretation Paper Outline
I. Introduction The introduction should be one paragraph long in short papersi.e., all papers for this course
A. Context
B. Thesis–Sample thesis: “The Gilded Six-Bits” by Zora Neale Hurston ultimately is a feminist manifesto that paints the woman, Missie May, as the head of a household that at first seems to confine her to domesticity. This is evident through the application of symbolism and imagery.
The thesis contains the title(s) of the primary source(s) and the main point about the primary source(s). For this course, your thesis will have sub-points (no more than 3 the literary devices).
(Note that a forecasting statement predicts the organization of the paper, so the forecasting statement is a thesis with points. The points in a thesis are addressed in the body of the paper in the same order that the points are presented in the thesis.)
III. Second Body Paragraph/Chunk
Topic Sentence (transition)Sample topic sentence: “Missie May seems confined to domesticity. This confinement is evident through an examination of the imagery of the home in ‘The Gilded Six-Bits’.”
Add support using the source integration formula to prove the topic sentence.
IV. Third Body Paragraph/Chunk
Topic Sentence (transition)Sample topic sentence: “Converse to appearance of the traditional patriarchal paradigm that is conveyed through imagery, Missie May actually is the head of the household. This position is exemplified through actions that establish her autonomy.”
Add support using the source integration formula to prove the topic sentence.
*Add more paragraphs as necessary
V. Conclusion
Creatively restate thesis
End on a final note
