Essay 1 rewrite

If you'd like to revise Essay 1, it is due next week. Please submit the new draft with the old one so I can see how you've improved things. Full MLA is still required: in-text and works cited list. Also, be sure to submit the new draft to Turnitin. On Turnitin, you should see an assignment labeled "Essay 1 Revision."

Here are some general comments:

• Organize around your points, not the plot. An essay is an argument.
• Use the elements of fiction to help explain your insights and clarify your thesis.
• Use specific evidence and explain it. Show, don't just tell. Avoid too much summary.
• Consider using an outline to help restructure your essay.

Literature and Its Writers has a section about revision starting on page 1633.