• Introduction
  • Discuss history context
  • Introduce the novel
  • Introduce theme (CLAIM)
• Body
  • Each paragraph focused on claim
  • Separate ideas into paragraphs
• Conclusion
  • Summary of claim and support
  • Implications for how we live

You will need:

• 4+ substantial quotations
• Correct punctuation
• Paragraphs

To help arrive at the theme, complete the graphic organizer:
Topic: Responsibility
(Examples: oppression (racism/sexism), workers, friendship, responsibility, loneliness
1. Which characters exhibit this topic?
George,
Candy
2. How is the topic being demonstrated?
George is responsible for Lennie
Candy – the dog.
Slim is responsible for the ranch and its workers
2a. Quotation that shows how a character acts, thinks, or feels about the topic
“An’ whatta I got…I got you!  You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get.  Jus’ keep me shovin’ all over the country all the time.  An’ that ain’t the worst.  You get in trouble.  You do bad things and I got to get you out…you keep me in hot water all the time”.
3. Incorporating all the above ideas together, what is being said about the topic? 1 Complete sentence. This will be your theme
In Of Mice and Men, the theme of responsibility keeps men from unraveling is shown through George, Candy, and Slim.

• 6-7 pages in length, not including cover page and references page
• Use the APA template with APA cover and References page attached
• Use a minimum of 5 outside resources, in addition to the textbook
• At least three of the five resources need to be from the Rasmussen Online Library. The remaining articles should be from credible sources.

HFor this final project assignment, you should visit the Course Project tab in the LIT3382 Modern World Literature Course Guide. There you will find a link to the Literary Analysis Guide with information to help you to write a literary analysis paper. The Writing Guide and APA Guide may also assist you with the writing requirements. You can access the course guide in your Module 01 course tab.
Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.
Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:
Jstudent_exampleproblem_101504

1. A Title Page with: (Title Page does not count as a page)
2. The paper topic
3. Your name, the course, and the date
4. The professor’s name
5. A Table of Contents with: – (Table of Contents does not count as a page)
6. Headings and their page numbers
7. A Research Paper with:
8. An Introduction
9. A well-organized Body separated into Sections and Subsections
10. An ending with a Conclusion/Summary
11. A Reference or Bibliography
12. An appendix (if needed)
13. Additional Requirements

Additional requirements that count towards your final grade:

1. 1-inch margins ONLY
2. 12 point font
3. Double spaced lines
4. Single spaced references/bibliography
5. Paragraphs at least 5 to 7 sentences long
6. Number all pages except the Title Page
7. Include images
8. Include an Excel chart

1. A Title Page with: (Title Page does not count as a page)
2. The paper topic
3. Your name, the course, and the date
4. The professor’s name
5. A Table of Contents with: – (Table of Contents does not count as a page)
6. Headings and their page numbers
7. A Research Paper with:
8. An Introduction
9. A well-organized Body separated into Sections and Subsections
10. An ending with a Conclusion/Summary
11. A Reference or Bibliography
12. An appendix (if needed)
13. Additional Requirements

Additional requirements that count towards your final grade:

1. 1-inch margins ONLY
2. 12 point font
3. Double spaced lines
4. Single spaced references/bibliography
5. Paragraphs at least 5 to 7 sentences long
6. Number all pages except the Title Page
7. Include images
8. Include an Excel chart