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please note that this essay should be 3-5 pages long (~750-1,250 words) and does not need a works cited/reference list or citations beyond page numbers *unless you use outside sources* (not recommended, but if you do, certainly cite them via footnote.)
For this essay, you will need to develop an interpretation (aka thesis statement) that is developed from a close reading of an assigned part of Genji Monogatari. Both the close-reading part and the thesis part are critical for your essay to be successful, so meticulously review the guides and resources linked below .
Required reading:
1) Read Patricia Kain’s short guide “How to Do a Close Reading” linked here:
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/how-do-close-reading (Links to an external site.)
2) Read the article on Purdue’s Online Writing Lab about the genre of writing required for this essay on Genji: the argument paper. (Argument Papers/Body Paragraphs/Rebuttal Sections/Conclusions) Note particularly the thesis checklist at the end of the article.
Purdue’s Online Writing Lab article “Argument Papers”
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/common_writing_assignments/argument_papers/index.html
