essay on setting/Poe, Edgar Allan. The Cask of Amontillado.

Your last two essays were personal response papers, so you could use “I think…,etc.” This essay (and subsequent essays) should have a more formal tone and avoid personal pronouns “I” and “you.” If necessary, you can refer to “readers, students, critics, etc.” You should still express opinions, just without saying things like “in my opinion.” State your interpretations with confidence, supported by quotes.

AVOID commenting on an author’s skills or ability to write with phrases like “did a great job,” or “is an amazing writer,” or “wrote an awesome story.” Instead, analyze the work, not the author’s ability.

You must have an introductory paragraph, body paragraph(s), and a conclusion.

Works Cited and in-text citations are required for all essays. Follow MLA guidelines.

Even if it is in the title of your essay, you must also introduce the author’s full name and title of the short story. enclosed in quotation marks, in your introductory paragraph. After that, refer to author by last name only.

Integrate quotes from the story as shown in Sample Writing: Essay, pp. 42-45 (14th ed. pp. 40-45; 13th: pp 42-47) to support your opinions and to highlight the most significant parts of the story. Quotes should not be stand alone sentences; they can be just words or phrases from the story woven into your analysis instead of complete sentences.

Revisit Guidelines for All Essays

• required. 1″ margins on all sides, double space, Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, indent first word of each new paragraph, include top left heading (your name, my name, course, due date), do not add any extra blank lines anywhere – just double space, give your work an original title, do not bold or use larger font on your own title.
• Word Count minimum: 800 – 1200 words. Responses must be fully developed with minimal story summary.
• 100 points
• required for primary source – the short story.
• required for all quotes/paraphrases from the original story.
• follow last example on page 1: “Essay, Short Story, or Poem in a Collection” (your e-text)
• Voice: This is a formal literature essay. DO NOT USE first person voice. Write in third person voice only. Avoid “I, me, my, we, our, us” and also “you, your, yourself.” Use third person plurals such as “readers, students, critics, fans, etc.”