Romeo and Juliet & West Side Story Essay. Paper Expectations 3 or more sources must used in paper and on Works Cited sheet MLA, typed, double spaced 3-5.

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Romeo and Juliet & West Side Story Essay

Paper Expectations 3 or more sources must used in paper and on Works Cited sheet MLA, typed, double spaced 3-5 pages of text, not including works cited sheet

Sources 1 st source: Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet 2 nd source: Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story 3 rd source: peer reviewed article NO: Wikipedia, about.com, sparknotes or purple monkey sites USE : SIRS and 2Facts -> online databases ->facts on file OR SIRS

Plagiarism ANY form of plagiarism = 0% Missing in-text citations in essay=plagiarism=0% Must match the sources in paper to works cited sheet Did you know the ideas about what you wrote before you walked into this classroom? No? Then CITE. OVER CITE rather than under cite

Summary vs. Analysis/Analyzing Summary: restating what happened (in a few words) WHAT happened Analysis: WHY or HOW it happened or is the way it is Explaining in depth instead of simply stating what happened

Thesis Last sentence of 1 st paragraph Your argument summed up in ONE sentence

Persuasive Paper Prove how Arthur Laurents’ West Side Story parallels the plot and literary devices as those in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Do not simply just inform—persuade!

Literary Devices to Consider: Foreshadowing Irony (dramatic or verbal) Symbolism Themes Key plot happenstance Motifs