EGL-1020 Composition II: Writing About Literature

1. Formulate restricted, unified, and precise thesis statements for analytical essays about literary texts.
2. Organize essay content into introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs.
3. Construct unified, coherent, and well-developed paragraphs with precise topic sentences.
4. Apply grammar and usage rules correctly.
5. Apply basic literary terms in the genres of poetry, fiction, or drama (for example, theme, imagery, rhythm, figurative language, tone, character, plot, etc.).
6. Synthesize multiple sources into a research-based essay to support its thesis.
7. Accurately integrate sources through summary, paraphrase, or direct quotation.
8. Properly document sources through in-text parenthetical and end-of-text bibliographic documentation according to MLA style in order to avoid plagiarism.