• at least two citations of outside sources (such as literary criticism on the novel).

Novel: https://s3.amazonaws.com/scschoolfiles/112/sula-toni-morrison.pdf
Topic: 8. Trace the use of three symbols in the novel and explain their connection to a theme in the novel.
Thesis statement: In the novel Sula, Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison uses the symbols of birds, water, and fire to represent the themes of freedom, change, and rebirth.
Two articles from MDC databases:
https://web.s.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=7&sid=69753406-59cd-4286-8638-8906e7bca3cc%40redis
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3041476?searchText=Morrison+Sula&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3DMorrison%2BSula&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A0aac937e3693ccf162c234ad819fb596&seq=3#metadata_info_tab_contents
Your literary analysis should be between 2 ½ and 3 pages (600 to 750 words), not including the Works Cited
page, should be double spaced in Times New Roman 12-point font and must meet the following criteria:
• A clearly articulated thesis that states, somewhere in your introduction, the assertion (position, interpretation)
that your paper will prove
• An introduction, a minimum of 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion
• At least two quotes from the novel itself that are integrated into your discussion
• At least two citations of outside sources (such as literary criticism on the novel). At least one source should
come from the MDC databases. All sources must be academic.
• Topic sentences that focus the discussion of the body paragraphs
• Examples, details, explanations in the body paragraphs that clearly support your thesis
• Clear connections between ideas from paragraph to paragraph and within paragraphs
• Proper MLA style format in the heading, in the in-text citations, and in the Works Cited page
• Works Cited page includes articles from two sources and from the novel for a minimum of three total listed sources
• Standard usage, grammar, and mechanics
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
 You will submit your final draft through the Turn-it-in drop box designated for
this purpose in the course. Please be aware, that although Turn-it-in does allow for similarities for quotations up to 5% of your paper, any similarity above 5% is considered too high for an original paper and will be flagged as plagiarism.
*PLEASE READ THE NOVEL,THE ESSAY NEEDS REALLY QUOTES FROM THE NOVEL
*PROPERLY CITATION FOR EVERY QUOTE USED