Due Tonight by 9:30
Write a well-organized essay in response to the prompt below.Â  Be sure to include strong thesis and topic sentences.Â  Your thesis should be the last sentence of your intro and each paragraph should begin with a topic sentence that indicates what that paragraph will be about.
Although all stories have an ending, not all endings are satisfying.Â  Some leave us questioning ourselves, while others leave us wanting more.Â  In your essay, choose 4 of the stories we have read so far and argue that the endings of the stories do or do not complete the action.Â Â 
	1.	First, read the following stories: "A & P" by John Updike, "The Flowers" by Alice Walker, "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid, and "Where are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates 

	2.	This essay must be 6 paragraphs long (intro, 4 body paragraphs, and a conclusion) and must examine and use quotations from 4 of the stories we have discussed, including at least two from the current unit.Â Â  

	3.	Be sure to include a Works Cited and in-text citations that adhere to MLA format.Â Â  

Research Topic: The setting of a story tells readers a lot about the characters.Â  Choose at least three stories that we will have read by the end of the term.Â  Then,Â  show how the setting influences how the characters act, think, and speak.
Stories: "The Flowers" by Alice Walker,
	"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin,
	 "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston
	•	A clear organizational structure, with introductory and concluding paragraphs and body paragraphs that develop the argument 
	•	A clear thesis statement 
	•	A title for the paper is recommended 
	•	A minimum of 5 typed, proofread pages (approximately 1200 words) 
	•	A minimum of ONE primary source 
	•	A minimum of FOUR reputable, critical secondary sources, excluding Wikipedia, CliffsNotes, Shmoop or any similar â€œfree essayâ€ type website 
	•	A Works Cited page, formatted in MLA style, that lists all works consulted and cited including the primary source(s) 
	•	MLA-style parenthetical citationsÂ  

Due Tonight at 9:30 - Choose a research topic from the selections provided and then search for and submit your research articles (secondary sources); this does not include the primary source(s)
You will submit a total of FOUR articles fromÂ  other databases. Internet sources are not acceptable for this assignmentÂ 

Provide link to articles here:

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Due Tonight at 9:30- (Task 2)Â  Prepare an outline and indicate your working thesis
You will need to create an outline that illustrates the general idea of the development of your paper.
You will also need to create a working thesis.
Make sure that the outline and thesis are carefully proofread for grammar and sentence structure.

Due Tuesday 8/10 at 5:00pm
Final Product
-Submit the research essayÂ