The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how biographical, historical, and critical information relevant to themes in Little Women novel by Louisa May Alcott can aid readers in understanding one of its core themes

Themes in Little Women

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how biographical, historical, and critical information relevant to the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott can aid readers in understanding one of its core themes, which is that women are important, whether
Format: –12 point font –Times New Roman style –Double-spaced –Correct heading w/a header at the top of each page –One inch margins all around –Proper MLA format in all areas

Themes in Little Women

Thesis statement must be underlined and appear as the last line of the introduction Length: Must be at least seven full pages long, not including the works-cited page, and not much longer than ten pages. Required Sources: The essay must use at least seven secondary/outside sources in addition to using the primary source you are researching (the novel). Also, you may use more than seven sources if you wish, as long as the sources do not dominate the paper. Your voice and ideas should dominate the paper. Only use your sources to support the points you make in your own words first. Of the seven required outside sources, you need the following:

Themes in Little Women

At least three articles from scholarly journals, magazines, or newspapers (search the CTC online databases for these first three), articles from books/anthologies (use the library catalog to find these), or articles from credible websites found on the World Wide Web (sites w/.edu or .org addresses are usually more authoritative than .com sites)

Themes in Little Women

At least two books (whole thing is by only one or two authors) –And at least two more sources (These can be more scholarly articles or books or something different like interviews, documentary videos, or other acceptable kinds of sources.) Assignment: Using a structure similar to what you used in your group project, write a paper that addresses its points. Structure the paper as follows: I. Introduction (1 paragraph): hook reader’s interest, briefly introduce topic, and state your thesis or overall purpose in the paper. Your thesis should state the one main theme of the novel that you have decided to focus everything on in the paper.

A theme for this paper is a universal lesson involving a specific social issue. The theme involves the position (for or against) that the author seems to be taking on that issue through the story.

Themes in Little Women

II. Historical approach (1-2 pages): Thoroughly explain the novel’s setting and the important details of the historical climate. Tell the reader the exact year the novel was first published. What major events were occurring and what social issues were important? Focus primarily on historical details that relate to the one main theme of the novel that you chose. Explain briefly in your own words how these details relate to the one main theme of the novel that you chose to focus on. Use at least two direct quotations (not paraphrases) from authoritative historical sources per body paragraph. Make sure these paragraphs are about 6-10 sentences long each.

Themes in Little Women

Do not stretch the paragraphs out super long so that you have less quotations to find. III. Biographical approach (1-2 pages): Explain any biographical details from the author’s life that relate to the historical details above as well as to the novel and its theme. Explain briefly in your own words how these details relate to the one main theme of the novel that you chose to focus on. Use at least two direct quotations (not paraphrases) from authoritative biographical sources per body paragraph. Make sure these paragraphs are about 6-10 sentences long each. Do not stretch the paragraphs out super long so that you have less quotations to find.  https://youtu.be/UEtKc46_w44

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