Critical Analysis Instructions

 

 

Helpful notes for A modest Proposal Thesis - the thesis needs to answer two questions: What Neoclassical elements are present? What social issues are addressed? The essay must also make it clear that Swift is not seriously proposing cannibalism. Please revise/refocus as needed.

 

 

In this literary analysis, you will 750-1000 essay analyzing the characteristics that help to define wrds-one work as either Neoclassical or Romantic and exploring how this work engages with a major social concern of that period.

 

Ø You may use the Bible, the primary text, and the introductory essays from your anthology in your discussion. No secondary sources are permitted.

 

Ø This essay must begin with an introduction that includes the subject of the work (title and author) as well as a thesis. The body of your essay must prove the value and logic of your thesis through examples from the text.

 

Ø This essay must present critical thinking and discovery, not simply known facts about a work. Do not give a plot summary; this is not a book report. The author(s) and work(s) must be selected from those we have read for this course.

 

Select this work:

 

Neoclassical

 

Ø Jonathan Swift, "A Modest Proposal"

 

NOTE for this assignment:

 

• Review the following information about thesis sentences: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/thesistatement.html. A thesis statement must present an argument (proposition), not merely a statement of fact.

 

• Adhere to academic writing standards, which include using 3^rd person only, omitting contractions and jargon, and remaining in literary present tense. For additional information on literary present tense, see https://www.vanderbilt.edu/writing/wp-content/uploads/sites/164/2016/10/Literary-present-tense.pdf.

 

• Include a targeted title that suggests the purpose stated in the thesis. The title should not be "Critical Analysis," nor should it be simply the title of the primary text (the poem, play, essay, or fiction).
• No outside research is allowed since the analysis must be your own work. Including any source outside of the Bible, your anthology, or the primary text will result in a "0" for the assignment.

 

• The essay must be doubled spaced, written in TimesNewRoman 12-point font, and use 1" margins. In addition, format your paper using current MLA, APA, or Turabian format (whichever corresponds to your degree program).

 

• You must document information from the literature through in-text citations and an end-text Works Cited/References/Bibliography page conforming to current MLA, APA, or Turabian format.

 

 

 

• Review the Critical Analysis Grading Rubric to learn more about how the paper will be graded. Comply with all requirements.