1. Honors English 9 Semester Essay #1 Due Friday (25th)
*Bring it to class already printed!
*Plan accordingly…

2. Prompt
Choose a character from any piece of literature we have read in Honors 9 so far that you feel acts as a symbol for something in society. Identify and explain what your character represents in society overall, and how he or she lives up to this representation using textual evidence to support your argument.
You must have a clear thesis statement, where you reveal the title of the literature, the characters name, and what he or she symbolizes in society overall.
Be sure your introductory paragraph leads up to this statement fully and successfully.
Body paragraphs should center around examples of HOW or WHY your character symbolizes this overall item in society. You can have as many main ideas (examples) as you choose. However, dedicate only one per body paragraph.
Each main idea should start the body paragraph, restate the character’s name, restate the overall symbol he or she represents, and a new reason as to how or why.
After each main idea, body paragraphs should support the example using cited textual evidence and explanation to show your analysis skills.

3. Format
Expository Essay – you are explaining, informing, and analyzing.
4-5 typed pages / Times New Roman / 12 pt. black font
3rd person point of view required
MLA format checklist
1 inch margins
header in top left of first page only
title of essay centered below header and above intro paragraph (no title page)
page numbers in top right corners of ALL pages
in-text citations – authors last name and page number in parenthesis before the ending punctuation
works cited page – follow Animal Farm research assignment instructions
You may only have one source if you only cited the story the character is in. However, if you used and cited other sources for research or information, they must be listed as well.
all text is double-spaced (including header and works cited)
nothing is bolded or underlined
Exception: book titles are underlined or italicized (short stories go in quotation marks) / websites are also typically underlined
cite anything that you borrow that is not common knowledge
This includes summarizing and paraphrasing literature and information