American Lit Close “Self Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thesis: You must make a strong claim that you will then
Support: I expect there to be solid text based evidence present in the form of quotations and paraphrase.
Organization, Style, Mechanics: While a stray comma, miss-spelled word, or errant noun-verb agreement won’t be penalized, I expect solid academic work, consistent grammatical errors, poor writing, and botched citations will result in a lower grade.