700-800 words Typed, double spaced, Times New Roman FontMinimum one academic sourceMLA Format: Heading with original title Works cited page First paragraph: Introduce your work (poem or short story), introduce author and discuss significant background or historical context that applies to your thesis. Thesis statement should be written somewhere in introduction and state how(literary element) the author crafts his text to give meaning to his work (theme).Next and subsequent paragraph: Concentrate on describing and explaining the how (literary element); You don’t necessarily have to go in chronological order but rather you are extracting, investigating and, ultimately, proving your thesis. Incorporate your source(s) as support citing directly or indirectly.
