800-1000-word paper, you will do the following:
    Choose a genre of Modern American Literature (fiction, plays, poetry, folklore, nonfiction)
    Choose a theme that exists in at least 2 works from your chosen genre
    Prove a major point about the theme you have chosen (for example:  bigotry, religion, power, education, art, etc.)
    Find and use at least 3 peer-reviewed sources to help prove your major point(s).

Please ensure your paper has the following:
1.    An appropriate heading and title
2.    A thesis which clarifies your chosen theme and what you will prove about it.
3.    Paragraphs that support your thesis.
4.    Internal citations for the peer-reviewed sources or the actual works you discuss.
5.    At the end of the paper, a word count like this  1055/1000
6.    A Works Cited page in MLA format  (does not go toward word count)
7.    No contractions
8.    No use of informal 2nd person you unless its in a quotation