For the essay, you will write an Analysis Essay, where you will be projecting your knowledge of Critical Theories learned in this course by analyzing 3 texts in terms of 2 theories.

For the essay, you will write an Analysis Essay, where you will be projecting your knowledge of Critical Theories learned in this course by analyzing 3 texts in terms of 2 theories.

You will analyze a VISUAL ( the movie Trance or Roseanne Show) and 2 TEXTS ( you will choose any 2 works from the stories, poem we discussed). The list is provided

Then, you will choose any 2 THEORIES/ TERMS that could be applied/ used to analyze these 3 works.

Works Cited page of all the Primary Sources ( texts and the movie / show you will choose 2 from to analyze)

Only choose the citation information of the 2 works you analyzed for your Final Essay and copy/ paste the citation information of your chosen ones onto your Works Cited page. If you quote from any of the Theory Handouts ( on Gender, Ideologies, Terms) posted in Canvas Files, also use the citation of the handout from the below Works Cited page to post on yours. *** See the Handout on Citation Guide of Primary sources in ANNOUNCEMENTS for more information.

*In the Announcements, see the recorded explanation of the Analysis Essay, a Sample Essay and Videos on MLA format and citations.

KNOW:

Your Final Analysis Essay should be uploaded on Canvas on/ before December 17, 2023 before midnight.

It should be 3.5 – 4.5 pages typed/ double spaced and formatted by MLA 8th or 9th ( * see videos on MLA Forma and Citation in ANNOUNCEMENTS)

It should have a Works Cited page in the very end (not counted as the required 3.5 – 4.5 pages)

The Works Cited page should have the cited sources of your 3 Primary Sources (the texts you analyze) and the 2 ( max 4) Secondary Sources you have researched and referenced /quoted in your paper

Your Final Analysis Essay should have a TITLE- You should come up with an interesting title (* do not put Final Essay as Title)

Your analysis with a use of a theory should also mention the name of the theorist and the brief definition of the theory . Grading Rubric Analysis Essay is 45 points

Academic structure/Paragraph Organization, balance, Sentence Structure- 5p

Length (3.5 -4.5 pages)- 1p

3 X 2 ratio (2 Texts/Primary Sources x 2 Theories/ themes)- 2p

Thesis Statement (1 or 2 sentences)- 5p

Introducing the primary sources the 2 works you analyze in the essay (brief summary)- 5p

Mentioning at least 1 theorist and briefly about the theory-2p

Referring to Primary sources (ref. or quote) 5p

A min of 2 (max. 4) Credible- Secondary sources- 5p

MLA Format and In-text citation 5p

Works Cited page of 2 Primary Sources (the works you analyze * see my Citation Guide) and 2 -4 Secondary Sources of In-text Citation)-5p

Mechanics (grammar, spelling, punctuation)-5p