Overview
This course
has introduced a critical and historical approach to Caribbean literature.
We have examined writers representing the Spanish Speaking Caribbean islands,
learning about "colonial" and "postcolonial" cultures. For the final
essay, choose a topic that demonstrates what you have learned in the course
and relate it to Cristina Garcia's The Aguero Sisters.
Requirements: Submissions
that do not meet all of these requirements will be given a zero.
1. Write a polished, 4 page word
processed draft; make two copies for the peer critique on 11/21
2. Make revisions according to
Peer Critiques.
3. Submit 5 page final with drafts
and peer critiques on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 2:00 p.m.
No extensions. No late work
will be accepted.
If you want your essay returned, include a self-addressed
stamped envelope.
Approach:
1. Focus on one idea or concept
and apply it to one specific chapter or two passages in the text.
(Don't try to do too much; rather,
you should analyze fully the topic you do have).
2. Announce the thesis in your
introduction in bold, support the thesis in the body, and make sure you
have a conclusion.
3. Once you have narrowed your
topic, you should then elaborate on your interpretation. (So what.)
Assume that your reader knows the
text intimately, especially the plot. Jump into your analysis, in
media res-- in the middle of things.
4. Begin your paper by announcing
your thesis: "This essay addresses Garcia's representation of U.S. and
Cuban life in
The Aguero Sisters."
5. Address the following compositional
issues:
Format of Work: Word process
your work with a computer.
Double space all hard copies; Use
12 point font, Times New Roman; 1 inch margins all around
(no padding with wide margins;
you need to change the default)
Use the Modern Language Association
Style to document outside sources, including web pages.
Include the following information
in a title page on the last page:
Your NameIt is essential that you make constant back-ups of your work. Misplacing or losing files can be frustrating and it does happen with frequency. Moreover, computers freeze and power outages are not uncommon. However file problems or any other kind of computer and printing problems will not excuse late work. Print drafts as a safety measure and save a copy on a NEW disk.
The Date
Dr. Ramirez, California State University
Caribbean Literature
Title of the Essay
Scholastic Responsibility:
You should document your texts with "author's last name, page" citations:
(Garcia 185 ). When you use outside sources, be sure to properly
quote and paraphrase, rather than plagiarize. Use the Writer's
Reference as a guide. Plagiarizing (submitting work that is not
your own or failing to document other people's analyses or using their
words) or any other form of scholastic dishonesty (cheating) will result
in an F in the assignment and possible failure of the course. Plagiarism
happens frequently when students are not prepared, when they are confused
or rushed, or when they assume the professor will not know. But this is
a poor assumption.
Introduction
State the thesis ( in the first
or second paragraph)
This essay addresses Garcia's
use of opposites in The Aguero Sisters. More specifically, I examine
how Reina and Constancia shape their lives by embarking on divergent paths
and how these paths reflect specific aspects of Cuban versus American culture.
Body
Three paragraphs idea #1
Analysis of
Reina, analysis of Reina, analysis of Reina, analysis
of Reina,
analysis of Reina,
analysis of Reina, analysis of Reina, analysis
of Reina,
analysis of Reina,
analysis of Reina, analysis of Reina, analysis
of Reina,
analysis of Reina,
analysis of Reina, analysis of Reina, analysis
of Reina,
analysis of
Reina, analysis of Reina, analysis of Reina,
analysis of Reina,
analysis of Reina,
analysis of Reina, analysis of Reina, analysis
of Reina,
analysis of Reina,
analysis of Reina, analysis of Reina, analysis
of Reina,
analysis of
Reina, analysis of Reina, analysis of Reina,
analysis of Reina,
analysis of Reina,
analysis of Reina,
analysis of Reina, analysis of Reina,
analysis of Reina,
analysis of Reina.
Three paragraphs on idea #2
Analysis of
Constancia, analysis of Constancia, analysis of Constancia,
analysis of Constancia, analysis
of Constancia, analysis of Constancia,
analysis of Constancia, analysis
of Constancia, analysis of Constancia,
analysis of
Constancia, analysis of Constancia, analysis of Constancia,
analysis of Constancia, analysis
of Constancia, analysis of Constancia,
analysis of Constancia, analysis
of Constancia, analysis of Constancia,
analysis of
Constancia, analysis of Constancia, analysis of Constancia,
analysis of Constancia, analysis
of Constancia, analysis of Constancia,
analysis of Constancia, analysis
of Constancia, analysis of Constancia.
Conclusion
One to two paragraphs: Wrap
up your ideas and make sure you have related your thesis to the concerns
or the cultures of the Caribbean.
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