“The Yellow Wallpaper”:
Submit to the Drop Box an essay of 800–1100 words explaining and justifying your interpretation or theory of the story. ??Follow MLA format, which you learned in ENG101: Double-space with 12 pt. font, indent all paragraphs, follow the format fot the title page. You should not be using outside sources. This assignment requires NO outside sources. Just read, think, and tell us why people might think this story sorth reading.
What is there to appreciate in it even if you yourself do not care for it? Explain how the author achieves an effect, supports the theme with elements in the environment, or makes a statement about human nature. In the process, you will refine your reading ability as well as your taste and you will expand the powers of your mine.??Submit your essay as an attachment so that your formatting is not ruined.
Plagiarism, as you know, is intentionally or unintentionally giving the impression that words or ideas from a source are your own. Since you are not using outside sources, plagiarism should not be an issue.
Your essay is graded on focus, organization, development, sentence structure, and mechanics.
Write in forman English. This means doing the following:
1. Avoid “you” when you mean yourself, the reader, or readers. “We” is a pretty good substitute.
2. Delete needless words, such as “I feel that,” “I believe that,” and “in my opinion.” We know that everything you write is your opinion except when you tell us otherwise. So state your opinions as though they were facts, and then support your opinion with sufficient evidence that any reasonable person would agreee with you.
3. Your may briefly, in a sentence or two, tell what the story is about, but otherwise do not retell the story except to support a point you are making about the story or some aspect of the story.
4. Avoid contractions, expecially “would’ve” and “could’ve,” slash words/expreessions, such as “and/or,” and place commas and periods inside “quotation marks.”
5. One more thing: NEVER say that someone “quotes.” A writer “writes,” “says,” “notes,” or “observes,” bur NEVER “quotes.” And remember, when writing about writing, to keep to the present tense.
6. When writing about writing, keep to the present tense.
7. Keep it simple. Avoid “utilize” where “use” will do. Avoid “oftentimes” where “often” will do. Avoid “within” where “in” will do. Avoid “storyline” where “story” will do.
8. The first time you use an author’s name, use the whole name. Thereafter, use the last name only.