English 3332 students:
For our Friday, April 22, blog, please post a comment of just
one well-developed paragraph about the most helpful secondary source of literary criticism you have used for your research paper. In what way is this particular literary critic who authored this source helpful to you? How will you use this critic's insights in your paper?
This week you do not have to reply to another student's comment.
This weekend's reminders:
- Please keep in mind that you may use some secondary sources from other disciplines (social sciences, history, etc.) in your paper, as appropriate to your topic, but that those sources do not count toward your required minimum of seven sources of literary criticism.
- Also keep in mind that the two literary works you have chosen to write about are primary sources that are not counted toward the required seven sources.
- The paper is due at the beginning of class this Monday, April 25, and the late penalty is 5 points if turned in anytime before midnight on Monday, and 10 additional points per day after that. If you turn in your paper late, you may email it to me as a Word document attachment.
For your convenience, the assignment sheet for the research paper is copied below.
Have a productive weekend,
Dr. K
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English 3332
Spring 2016
Rough draft due date: Wednesday, April 20th
Final draft due date: Monday, April 25th
Research Paper
Directions: Write an 8-10 page research paper, using
MLA documentation style, on one of the topics below. Discuss the ways this
topic is represented in two works of your choice, selecting one from each of
two (out of the three) different periods covered on our syllabus (i.e., two of
these three periods: 1865-1910, 1910-1945, or 1945-present). Delve into
controversies that you find in your research, taking a stand, or stake out your
own interpretive territory.
Topics:
- Education and/or literacy
- Childhood (or another
period of our lifespan)
- Marriage, sexuality, or other
gender-related issues
- Labor/employment or other
class issues
- Racial issues
MLA Format: You can find guidelines for MLA style on
the Purdue OWL website. In your paper, use at least seven varied secondary
sources of literary criticism—for example, two to three electronic
sources, two to three book-length studies, and a few journal articles. Please
do not rely primarily on electronic sources. They are generally not as
substantial or authoritative as books or journal articles. Journals that
provide full-text online access to their contents are not considered electronic
sources in this count, but their electronic access information should be
included on the Works Cited page.
