Essay #2 Guidelines - Close Reading of a Passage from The Bluest Eye

You will write your close reading essay on one of the three passages you chose over the past two weeks.  The passage must be in your journal with any accompanying journal assignments. Requirements 1.     The passage must be at the beginning of your essay and each sentence must be numbered. Your passage must be at least 6 sentences long and not longer than 20 sentences. 2.     The essay must include an introduction, body and conclusion. Your central idea and thesis must be in the introduction. The thesis must be the last sentence of the introduction.  The thesis must name the elements the essay is going to explore. 3.     Each topic sentence of each body paragraph must be the first or second sentence of the paragraph and underlined. 4.     The essay must be at least 1000 words but no more than 1,200. 5.     The title of the essay must reflect the central idea. 6.     The essay must be formatted in MLA style and include a Work Cited page.