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MLA Format for Essays and Research Assignments
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The Modern Language Association (MLA) specifies a standard format for essays and research assignments typed in an academic setting:
- One-inch page margins.
- Double-spaced text.
- A header with student’s last name and page number one-half inch from the top of each page in the upper right hand corner.
- Name of student, name of teacher, title of course, date of paper on the first page of the paper aligned left.
- A works cited page beginning on a separate page at the end of the paper.
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English I Honors Summer Reading Assignment 2018
Due: August 13, 2018
Mr. Daniel McArthur
King Middle School
District of Manatee County
website: mrmcarthur.weebly.com
email: [email protected]
Mr. Daniel McArthur
King Middle School
District of Manatee County
website: mrmcarthur.weebly.com
email: [email protected]
This summer, incoming English I Honors students will be reading The Pearl by John Steinbeck. Students will be responsible for procuring their own copies of the book for the summer. There will also be a digital copy of the book on my website.
After reading the book, students will be required to write a well-structured paragraph of each of the five prompts below. Each paragraph should have the following format:
Please note: Manatee County supports a zero-tolerance policy on any form of cheating plagiarizing. A student who submits work that is not original, in part, or whole, will receive no credit – that includes work that resembles a classmate’s or anything available in print or on the Internet.
Don’t submit work that is not your own. Don’t steal ideas from the internet, they are not yours to take. It’s really easy for me to find out if your words are not your own, and you’ll start the year with a zero. Please email me with any questions.
Prompts:
After reading the book, students will be required to write a well-structured paragraph of each of the five prompts below. Each paragraph should have the following format:
- A thesis which answers the prompt.
- Introduce and cite relevant evidence from the book to support the thesis.
- Explain the connection between your thesis and your evidence. Be thorough. Write multiple sentences with your own original thoughts. Pretend the person reading has never encountered the text, walk the reader through your ideas.
Please note: Manatee County supports a zero-tolerance policy on any form of cheating plagiarizing. A student who submits work that is not original, in part, or whole, will receive no credit – that includes work that resembles a classmate’s or anything available in print or on the Internet.
Don’t submit work that is not your own. Don’t steal ideas from the internet, they are not yours to take. It’s really easy for me to find out if your words are not your own, and you’ll start the year with a zero. Please email me with any questions.
Prompts:
- Steinbeck states, “If this story is a parable perhaps everyone takes his own meaning from it and reads his own life into it.” Explain your interpretation of the theme of the book.
- “A motif is a symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story. Motifs can be symbols, sounds, actions, ideas, or words. Motifs strengthen a story by adding images and ideas to the theme present throughout the narrative. Identify a motif from the book and explain how it strengthens the theme.
- Explain the significance of the name “Coyotito” and how it adds to the meaning of the story.
- Explain why Steinbeck begins each chapter in a similar manner and how it adds to the meaning of the story.
- Contrast Kino from the beginning with Kino at the end of the story. Explain the most significant catalyst for his change.