Due dates:

Paper #1: next Friday, September 17, before class starts
Paper #2: Friday, October 3, before class starts
Paper #3: Friday, November 5, before class starts
Paper #4: Friday, December 3, before class starts

Size/length: 3 pages double-spaced

Initial draft: must be written by you!
Machine translated version of your English paper not allowed.
Help allowed: mistakes marked, but not correct by your tutor.
Electronic turning-in allowed, format: MS-Word attachment.
Electronic pre-deadline turning-in for revision suggestions allowed (I will mark errors, but not correct them, you have to correct them yourself and then submit it as your final version.
Topics are open as long as they deal with one of the texts you have read and analyzed during the weeks when the paper is assigned
Structure: must contain three major parts:

1. brief summary of the story and your thesis (explanation of the task of your paper)
2. close-reading textual analysis and argumentation supported by textual and secondary citations
3. conclusion and bibliography

Grading policy:

1. 10% timely submission
2. 40% close-reading textual analysis and argumentation
3. 30% linguistic expressions (grammar, punctuation, diction, etc.)
4. 20% formal support: structure, citations, documentation