For the second essay, you must choose one of the Grimm Brothers’ Fairy Tales from
https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimmtales.html (already chosen below). Come up with a theory that focuses on
theme, tone, symbol, or style, to prove your theory right. 5 paragraghs.
This essay is ANALYTICAL. IT IS NOT A SUMMARY. Don’t retell the story; assume your reader has read it.
Your essay should have the following components:
Your essay must have these components: (1) an introduction, (2) body, (3) conclusion, (4) thesis statement,
(5) good development, (6) topic sentences, and (7) transitions. You must cite your main source (primary
source), incorporate and cite 2 secondary sources from the library databases, and adhere to MLA style
formatting.
- YOU MUST DO RESEARCH to aid you in writing this assignment, and you must use proper MLA
documentation that accurately credits your sources.
-For this assignment, a secondary source is one that discusses or analyzes your chosen story. Many
academic journals contain articles that discuss short stories. You must locate your secondary sources from
the library databases (such as Gale Literary Databases, Academic Search Complete, Literature Resource
Center, Gale Virtual Reference Library).
Secondary sources such as Shmoop, Cliff’s Notes, SparkNotes, enotes.com, bookrags.com,
123helpme.com, Wiki anything, and exampleessays.com ARE UNACCEPTABLE. Your secondary source
must come from an academic journal or published book.
-Primary Source: The piece of literature in the anthology textbook you are analyzing is your primary source.
-Secondary Sources: The literary criticism found in the Literary Reference Center in GALILEO is the
secondary source. You may use more than two secondary sources. 2 secondary sources is the minimum
required for this assignment. - Use MLA FORMAT
- You must use quotations from both the literature selection you are analyzing AND from at least 2 of your 3
secondary sources (minimum). Use correct in-text formatting. Remember that quotations must connect to
your words and cannot stand alone in the essay. Use the quotation sandwich format to achieve this.
Rapunzel
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm012.html
Use these articles as a source to support the theory.
https://search.proquest.com/docview/2305791631?accountid=11245
https://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/LC/article/view/14943/8433
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