Literary Analysis Essay PROMPT 1. How is Steves identity affected by the phenomenon of mass incarceration in Myers, Monster? What are the psychological effects of entrapment presented in Monster as it relates to his identity? * Essay will be 4 1/2 pages, APA format. * ??Use at least 2 secondary sources. Primary source is your novel Monster which gives you a minimum of 3 sources (5 sources is the max); see below * ??Mandatory Sources: 1. Ritual and Racism article and/or 2. Ritual and Racism lecture (including media propaganda and inception of race), 3. Joe Martinez lecture, 4. Should Juvenile Offenders be Tried as Adults article. The other sources to reach the maximum, if students need more, will be found on own and should be scholarly. * ??Do not over quote/watch matching percent * ??Avoid long quotes (3 lines or more). Do not have back-to-back quotes. Essay should include: Creative Title Introduction containing good lead in, background of story and informative sentences that lead up to your thesis as well as mention of novel. Do not summarize novels plot in introduction as part of the background information. Multiple body paragraphs with transitions and clear topic sentences, strategic quotes that help your argument. Conclusion that wraps up essay NOTES: Avoid contractions, stay in present tense where appropriate, no first person, sources must be scholarly (meaning a google search simply will not do) unless it is from a web-published gem site, i.e. .org, edu. Library databases, journals, or books are where you should begin your research. Do not use In my opinion, I believe, etc.; any erroneous use of first person will be a 20 point deduction. No all caps for emphasis or exclamation points Watch redundancy General essays that show no signs of reading will be harshly penalized and no resubmissions. Introduce Novel in first paragraph and discuss novel in each paragraph. Include Abstract as a first page by itself. In introduction include An attention getter following the primary work you are analyzing. Include quote in introduction. following back story then thesis based what your paper is about. Do subtopics to make more than 5 paragraphs. Abstract should be no more than 150 words. include 5 key words CITE ALL SOURCES.