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Purpose: To provide students with the opportunity to conduct a mentor study of a published, peer-reviewed, scholarly analysis, with the goal of gaining understanding about how literary analysis functions and what a strong literary analysis should look like. Description: Over the last several weeks, we have been working on developing your ability to interpret a text. Now, here at the end of the semester, we will be working on increasing the complexity of your analytical skills by entering into literary criticism. The goal of this unit is to formalize your understanding of how to approach different texts by introducing you to some of the schools of criticism scholars utilize when working with literature. Choosing a Peer-Reviewed article for Mentor Study: Students are tasked with selecting a peer-reviewed, academic article that discusses one of the texts we’ve covered in the course up to this point. Those literary selections can be found throughout the units. Students can use a text they’ve already written about. This peer-reviewed article will serve as your mentor text for this assignment. All tasks outlined in the instructions will be referring to this article. Instructions: The following instructions detail the outline that your mentor study needs to follow: Introduction (5-7 sentences)In the introduction, students must introduce the title and author of their peer-reviewed, academic article (NOT their literary selection). They must also include a briefy summary of their chosen article. The thesis statement should be a restatement of the article’s thesis, in the student’s own words. Categorization (5-7 sentences)In this paragraph, students must explain how their article fits the criteria of “peer-reviewed”. They must also explain why this article is classified as an academic source. Finally, students need to include where they found/accessed the article. Explanation of Article Organization (5-7 sentences)In this paragraph, students must explain how the author of their chosen article organized their analysis. Evaluation of Article Organization (7-10 sentences)In this paragraph, students must evaluate the strength/effectiveness of the organization of the article. Incorporation of Research (5-7 sentences)In this paragraph, students need to identify the way the author incorporates outside research into their analysis. Evaluation of the Incorporation of Research (7-10 sentences)In this paragraph, students need to evaluate the way the author incorporates research into their writing. Students also need to evaluate the sources the author chose to incorporate. Explanation of Article Analysis (7-10 sentences)In this paragraph, students must explain, in their own words, the analysis presented by the author of their article. Evaluation of Article Analysis (7-10 sentences)In this paragraph, students must evaluate the strenth of the author’s analysis. Students must explain their critique, citing specific examples from the article to support their evaluation. Student Reflection (10-15 sentences)In this paragraph, students need to reflect on what they learned through their study of their chosen mentor article. Students must pull specific examples from the article to support their reflection. Works CitedThe works cited must include an MLA style entry for their chosen mentor article. *Student submissions must be in MLA format. *Student submissions must be a pdf file. Please keep in mind that, while there is a sentence count and not a word count, these standards are set with the expectation of student’s writing in complex, compound sentences. Students who only write in simple sentences and who fail to exhibit a thoughtful and critical evaluation of their mentor article will see that lack of depth reflected in their grade. All length requirements are minimums, and students should feel free to exceed any length requirements listed above, as needed.