English 10 Final Paper
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English 10: Literature and the Viral
Final Paper Assignment Sheet
25% of Course Grade
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[edit] Description:
This assignment is the culmination of all that you have learned throughout English 10. As such, you are strongly encouraged to utilize the terminology, concepts, and theories that we have encountered all along the way. You will notice that I am not supplying any sort of topic. This is because I want you to select the text(s) that most interest you and to approach them in a way that you find intellectually satisfying. You may focus your work on one text, or you may choose a small selection about which to write. As a general guideline, no more than two novels or three poems can be treated with any kind of depth in a paper of this length.
In addition, don’t forget to use your reading journals as a resource - are there any themes or topics in your journals which might be turned into a paper topic? If you are having trouble coming up with a topic, see me during office hours. That is what I am there for and I am pretty good at it.
Alternative Assignment for those seeking LCI credit for the course: a project of equal depth and length, completed in an online format. A Dreamweaver workshop will be offered to facilitate web publishing.
[edit] Outside Research:
This assignment requires that you conduct outside research. You will read a total of four secondary sources in preparation for the topic proposal. A minimum of two secondary sources should be utilized in the paper itself. Secondary sources are those which write about literature or engage in literary or critical theory.
[edit] Topic Proposal:
The topic proposal consists of a 300-word proposal plus annotated bibliography. The prose portion of the proposal should outline which text(s) you will write about, the areas of the text(s) which interest you, and any questions that will guide your research. This should be written in well-organized prose appropriate for an academic audience. The annotated bibliography portion should list and annotate four secondary sources that either address the literary text(s) about which you are writing or engage in literary or cultural criticism. You may not count Hall as one of your four sources. The topic proposal is due in the wiki and in class on Monday, September 10.
A “Research and Annotated Bibliography” workshop will be offered after class on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
[edit] Requirements:
- Topic Proposal due in class and in the wiki 3:30 pm on Sept. 10
- Final Paper 7 - 9 pages
- Format according to MLA standards: double spaced, 12 point font, 1 inch margins.
- Include a Works Cited page.
- Minimum two secondary sources required.
- Final Paper due in the wiki 11:59 pm on Sept. 16
- all MLA formatting, except double spacing and margins, should be observed (i.e. italics, title, works cited format, in-text parenthetical citations, etc.)
[edit] Timeline and Due Dates:
- Tuesday, Sept. 4 - Research / Annotated Bibliography Workshop at 5 pm in SH 2509
- Thursday, Sept. 6 - Dreamweaver Workshop at 5 pm in SH 2509
- Monday, Sept. 10 - topic proposal due in class and wiki by 3:30 pm
- Sunday, Sept. 16 - final paper due in the wiki by 11:59 pm
