EssayInstructions
Write a short research paper about ″Hills Like White Elephants″
MAJOR ASSIGNMENT: Research Paper on “Hills Like White
Elephants” Using MLA Style
● Due Saturday by 11:59pm
● Points 15
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Please write a short research paper (5-7 pages) about “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway.
Your paper should have a strong, arguable thesis and should be well developed and supported with
scholarly resources as well as quotations from the original text. You should have three sections set off
with boldface subheads. Each section should support the thesis. It is a good idea to make an outline
before you begin writing your paper.
Your paper should have proper in-text citations, and it should also have a Works Cited list on a separate
page at the end of the paper. In-text citations are items that you quote inside your paper. A Works Cited
is a list of works that you quoted in your paper. These should correspond perfectly; every item quoted in
the text should be listed in the Works Cited; and conversely, every item in the Works Cited should
correspond to something quoted in the text. Both the in-text citations and the Works Cited should follow
MLA style, 8th Edition. Please refer to the grading rubric at the bottom of this assignment to see how this
final paper will be graded.
POSSIBLE TOPIC IDEAS:
* the use of alcohol in the story
* curtains as a symbol
* white elephants as a symbol
* Americans in Europe; the “Lost Generation”
* your idea as to how the story ends
* a feminist analysis
* Any topic that you would like to investigate related to this short story.
Rubric
*Daisy Miller* Research Paper (1)
Criteria Rati
ngs
Pts
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Appropriate heading at top of paper with name, class, teacher, date.
0.5
pts
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A title which relates to the controlling idea of the research paper.
0.5
pts
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An introduction which draws the reader into the paper.
0.5
pts
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A thesis statement which presents a worthwhile argument and is the
controlling idea of the paper.
2
pts
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At least 3 sections supporting the thesis in the body of the paper.
2
pts
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At least 3 in-text citations of outside scholarly resources which support or
contradict the points supporting the thesis statement, in MLA style.
2
pts
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1
pts
Transitions which show how the paper is organized in relation to the thesis
and which make the paper read smoothly.
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Academic style (no contractions; no first-or second-person pronouns; no
overly casual language).
1
pts
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No major grammatical errors (run-ons, comma splices, fragments, pronoun
agreement, subject-verb agreement).
2
pts
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A satisfying conclusion which restates the thesis.
1
pts
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A Works Cited which has hanging indent and is presented in proper MLA
style.
2
pts
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Double-spaced and 12-point type font in Times New Roman.
0.5
pts
Total Points: 15
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