Is comedy ‘universal’ or can it only be fully
understood in the context of the culture that produced
it? Refer to three different writers that we have studied in
your response; at least one of them should be a writer
you didn’t write an essay on.
8-10 pages. You should show evidence of research by
referring to at least 3 books/articles on the topic of
comedy or satire in your paper. The paper should be in
MA format. The thesis should be clearly stated in the
ening paragraph, and a logical, coherent argument
ueveloped throughout the paper, with supporting detail
for each main point that you make.
Marking Grid:
(out of 300 – 30%)
Logical Structure -essay moves smoothly from
point to point, following
a well constructed thesis statement:
40
Unity and coherence of each paragraph:
