Write an analysis of “Brownies” by ZZ Packer. Your essay should have a clear thesis that is supported by excerpts from
the story. You should not use outside sources in your essay.
Your essay should be double spaced, and approximately 3 pages long. The essay may be a bit longer than this if it is
necessary to prove your thesis. 2 pages is too short for this assignment, and a 2 page paper will not receive an A.
You should use at least 3 direct quotes from the story, so be sure to put them in quotation marks. You do not have to
cite a page number because there are no page numbers in these online versions.
Remember, you can talk about a story in terms of theme, narrator/point of view, setting, characters, symbolism, meaning,
moral, or any other criteria that you think would make an interesting essay.
Be specific: general themes do not make good essay topics. Instead, develop questions that can be answered with a close
reading of the story and which make a specific argument about it.
In grading your essay, I will be looking for:
–Evidence of a good grasp of the story—responsive reading and the ability to identify meaningful themes.
· Essays that are essentially plot summaries, with no thesis and no analysis, will not receive a passing grade.
–Effective organization
· The essay should show that you understand how to organize and develop an academic essay.
–A meaningful thesis, effective thesis support and analysis
· The thesis should be arguable and clearly stated.
· The thesis support and analysis should be objective, well-organized, detailed and convincing. The thesis support should
include examples and direct quotes from the piece to illuminate and strengthen your points.
· The thesis support should offer readers a new or deeper understanding of the theme that you are addressing. In other
words, good thesis support should be analytical and interpretive.
–Readability
· The essay should reflect conscientious revision and editing—in other words, show that you applied a real writing
process.
· The essay should be clear, coherent and pleasurable to read.
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