Lionel wynter

English 102: Paper Two

Professor Lionel Wynter

Outline: Due Oct 4. (Plan of action, introduction, topic sentences, and list of quotations).

First Draft: Due Oct 6

Second Draft: Due Oct 11 for Peer editing. (The draft must be a finished product).

Paper: Due Oct 13 at the beginning of class

This paper is 15% of your course grade. Late papers will be penalized.

In a well-written, carefully organized essay, answer the following question. Draw on textual evidence to support your claims.

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After reading “A&P” by John Updike and “The Lesson”. Toni Cade Bambara,” a student, Anthony Otero, made the following observation:

“The famous quotation: “Pride (arrogance) comes before Destruction... and a haughty spirit, before a fall.” apply perfectly to Sammy in “A & P” and Sylvia, in “The Lesson.”

Based on your reading of the two texts, do you agree with Otero? You may fully agree, partially agree, or fully disagree. However, you must provide strong evidence from the texts to support whatever position you take.

Do not use outside sources! Do not use any text apart from the ones I have assigned.

It is imperative that you pay strict attention to your referencing, your works cited page, margins, pagination, font size and style, paper title, line spacing and overall presentation as these will represent 10% of your paper grade. Your paper should be no fewer than five pages long (not including the works cited page). The Writing Center is open to those students who need help in producing their papers. Nothing will go unnoticed in this paper.

· No title page (page 1 must contain your name, course name, instructor’s name, date, and title.

· 4 pages, double-spaced, plus an additional page for your MLA works cited.

· Times New Roman, font: 12.

· Paginate from page two (page number must be preceded by your last name).

· One inch margin on all four sides of the paper

· A well-chosen title that depicts the content of your research and the message you are sending to your readers.

· Strong introduction and conclusion.

· Pay special attention to annotation, referencing of sources, and use of quotations.