ENC 1102? ?ESSAY 2? Documented Paper on Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?? by Joyce Carol Oates OVERVIEW Assignment:

ENC 1102   ESSAY 2 

Documented Paper on “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”  by Joyce Carol Oates

OVERVIEW

Assignment:  Select one of the topics listed below.  Review Oates’s story and examine the casebook section of the text.  Extend your
research beyond the casebook to include additional source materials, whether print or electronic
.

Length: 1000 words

Deadline (tentative): November 12, 12:00 noon

TOPICS

 The function of Connie’s antagonist at this crossroads in her life: Arnold Friend as

1.  sexual predator
2.      demonic adversary       
3.  Death personified
4.  imaginary dream-figure
Argue a single interpretation; do not combine.

REQUIREMENTS

1.  At least five citations in MLA style —quotations, paraphrases, summaries:

a. from primary sources: the story itself (required) and other material by Oates (optional), such as the article “When Characters from the Page Are Made Flesh on the Screen”

b.      from secondary sources: interpretations of the story (print or electronic) by scholars and critics

2.  Works Cited page, listing at least three secondary sources as well as the story itself

EVALUATION CRITERIA

1. Research and preparation

2. Content: understanding of the story, validity of ideas, soundness of arguments

3. Organization: introduction ending with thesis, detailed analysis, conclusion

4. Documentation

a.      Adequacy of supporting evidence; appropriateness of quotations, paraphrases, summaries

b.      Arrangement and identification of quotations, paraphrases, and summaries in MLA style

c.      Works Cited: format and arrangement of entries

5. Style

6. Grammar/mechanics

Note: Appropriate penalties will be imposed on papers showing any evidence of acadenic dishonesty.

Submit your essay by email no later than 12:00 noon Nov. 12.

IMPORTANT: Email should carry the subject heading Essay 2 followed by your reference number (2826, 2827, 2829, 2836, or 2841).

Attach essay in Word.docx format — NOT PDF, google.doc, etc.  Please do not send prior to Nov. 12.

At the upper left corner of your first page, type your full nam, followed by ENC 1102 with your class reference number,
Essay 2,  Topic No. ___, and the date.

Font: 14-point Times New Roman.  Also  required is a one-inch margin on every side.  Please DOUBLE-SPACE

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