World Literature I. Final Examination (spring, 2020).
Readings:” Kebra Nagast, “The Glory of Kings,” Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Canterbury Tales: “The General
Prologue,” “The Wife of Bath’s Prologue,” “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” ”and The Epic of Sundiata, “The
Thousand and One Nights.”
Essay Prompt: Full essay with support from the readings. All of our readings fit into the Medieval or middle
Ages time period. So, our written study will be of some of the ideas, values, and themes of medieval
societies. We have a nice range of geographical areas, including Ethiopia, England, the Middle East, and
Ancient Mali. *I prefer for you to do this on your own, based on your understanding of the readings. But, if
you decide to use a source, you must source accurately. I should see an in-text citation for every word,
sentence, and idea that come from a source. And, of course, there should be a correct Works Cited entry
for each source used. If MLA formatting is not strictly followed, your paper may be deemed ungradable.
CHOOSE ONE: (All discussions must start with a strong and clear thesis.)
- Provide an analysis of a comparative or contrastive theme found in two or more pieces of literature from
two contrasting societies (geographical areas) (from the readings listed above). Show how the two themes
are alike and/or different. You may consider various vantage points: philosophy, religion, culture, societies,
with support from the readings. Provide much evidence from the pieces of literature. Be sure to specify the
exact pieces that you are referencing, both in your essay and on the Works Cited page. Make sure that your
essay has a thesis, and that you support it with ample examples from the text. - Do a comparative or contrastive analysis of gender in any two of the literary works listed above. Make
sure that your essay has a thesis, and that you support it with ample examples from the text. Compare and
contrast gender in two works from two distinct and contrasting geographical areas. Provide much evidence
from the pieces of literature. Be sure to specify the exact pieces that you are referencing, both in your essay
and on the Works Cited page. - Comparative religion and philosophy using the literary readings listed above (two distinct and different
geographical regions). Construct a thesis that will allow you to discuss comparative or contrastive ideas of
religion or philosophy contained within two different pieces of literature and representing two different and
contrasting geographical locations. Here the focus will be specifically on philosophical and religious ideas
and beliefs. Provide much evidence from the pieces of literature. You must have a thesis and show support
for these ideas from the literatures.
Paper Structure
Introduction
General introduction (Be sure to mention the full name of the pieces of literature and the authors’ names.)
Thesis
Support
Support
Support
Support (if needed)
Conclusion
Further instructions: - You must present from a minimum of two literary readings (from the list given above). Each reading from
the textbook is one source. And they should be listed on your Works Cited page as readings from an
anthology, not as entries for using an entire book. This essay should be from your own analysis; but, if you
choose to use sources, the responsibility is yours to use them correctly and academically according to MLA
guidelines. - All sources must come from the online college data bases or from other scholarly sites. You may use
government data bases for statistical support. Please see the item in “Supplementary Materials” in
Blackboard that lists sources that are not permitted in college papers. - Help with in-text citation and Works Cited may be found in Purdue OWL. There is a sample MLA paper
on Purdue OWL.
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**In all cases, I should be able to tell what you wrote versus what you summarized or quoted from a source.
All of the preceding information should be accompanied in your text by an author last name and a page
number. In some cases, paragraph numbers may be used. Your text should be similarly sourced. See
Purdue Owl. This is an in-text or parenthetical citation. See your text on this or Purdue OWL.
General Guidelines (Purdue Owl)
• Type your paper on a computer on white 8.5 x 11-inch paper.
• Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font (e.g. Times New Roman). Whatever font you
choose, MLA recommends that the regular and italics type styles contrast enough that they are
recognizable one from another. The font size should be 12 pt.
• Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks.
• Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.
• Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin. MLA recommends that you use the
Tab key as opposed to pushing the Space Bar five times.
• Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from
the top and flush with the right margin.
• Use italics throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary,
providing emphasis.
Formatting the First Page of Your Paper
• Do include a title page for your paper.
• In the upper left-hand corner of the title page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the
date. Use single-spaced text.
• Double space again and center the title. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks;
write the title in Title Case (standard capitalization), not in all capital letters.
• Use quotation marks and/or italics when referring to other works in your title, just as you would in your text:
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Morality Play; Human Weariness in "After Apple Picking"
• Double space between the title and the first line of the text.
• Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a
page number; number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), one-half inch from the
top and flush with the right margin.
Sample Solution