Position Paper: Chopin The Awakening

Description:
TOPIC: Edna did not conform to societal ideologies and tested the limits of civilization by abandoning her family, taking up lovers, buying her own home, and eventually taking her own life.

Presentation and Format Instructions for 3-paragraph position papers (please follow them closely)
–These short position papers will help you get a head start on your final paper, but they are also significant projects in their own right.
–Essentially, all position papers can be broken down into a 3-paragraph model, although that model might need to be expanded into more paragraphs in particular cases.
–All 3-paragraph responses are graded on a ten-point scale broken down as noted below.
A. Presentation
–All responses must be typed and double-spaced and include your name, my name, and the number of the class (LTWR 350).
–All responses must feature a title that specifically states the focus of your position paper.
Quality of Presentation (2 points)
–The response uses good grammar: 1 point
–The format of the paper is handled properly, and the copy you turn in is in good shape: 1 point
Timeliness
–Papers are marked down one point for each class period that they are past due. All papers that are more than two weeks late will be marked down no more than four points.
B. Format
Paragraph One (3 points): Defining the Issue
–Identify as specifically as possible in the writer’s work the particular issue which you are going to discuss in this paper: 1 point
–Identify the most relevant elements of this particular issue in the book: 1 point
–Explain in a detailed thesis statement the writer’s attitude over the course of the book towards this particular issue: 1 point
Paragraph Two ( 3 points): Detailed Interpretation
–Provide at least one significant quotation (2-3 lines minimum) that seems crucial to the issue you wish to explore: 1 point
–Interpret in detail the significance of this particular quotation, showing how this quotation is crucial to the writer’s stance towards the issue in question: 2 points
–Note: In some cases, you might find yourself interpreting several (usually shorter) quotations, and that’s okay.
Paragraph Three (2 points): Further Exploration
–Identify the main elements of this issue in the writer’s work that you would need to explore further if writing a final paper on this topic: 1 point
–Identify and describe the significance of at least three other quotations from the book that you would use if you developed this paper further (a page number and brief description will do; there’s no need to quote the actual passages): 1 point
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Additional Position Paper Advice
1) Do not write a position paper only on one short story or poem, although writing on one novel is fine.
2) If writing about stories or poems, try to find a theme, issue, or problem that comes up in two or more stories or poems, whether in the work of one writer or more than one.
3) Remember that you will have to revise your thesis paragraph in order to reflect the specifics of the argument that the rest of your paper makes. Therefore, be prepared to rewrite the first paragraph after you have written the rest. You can even consider not writing the first paragraph at all until you’ve written the other body paragraphs.
4) Highlight passages in the books that seem important to you when you’re reading them. 5) Highlight passages that we discuss in class.