Literary Analysis/Research Paper Assignment
You must use MLA citation style, quote from both primary and secondary sources, and write a Works Cited list (which is not part of the page/word count).
1. Choose a text Notes of a native son by james Baldwin
2. Develop a tentative thesis and outline.
• An author’s treatment of race/ethnicity
• The way that a historical reality (immigration, the great Depression or prohibition, racial segregation in the South, the idea of the American Dream, etc.) is shown or represented in a particular work
3. Find at least one source of literary criticism on your topic or author, using
books or journal articles only. Journal articles can be found in the library databases. (Will proved once paper is almost complete)
ABSOLUTELY NO INTERNET MATERIAL. IF YOU USE THE
INTERNET IN ANY WAY, EVEN JUST TO READ ABOUT YOUR
TOPIC, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN “F” ON THIS PAPER—NO EXCEPTIONS.
4. Read and take notes on your sources. Choose some sentences or phrases from the source that will help you to analyze your text, or that say something you find
interesting, important, or especially relevant. Note the page number the sentences
and phrases come from. Print out or make copies of your sources, making sure to print the entire article and citation information.
Final drafts must be typed, double-spaced, using 12-point font, with 1- inch margins all around. MLA citation style is required for this paper; if you don’t know what that is, you must visit the library and/or the writing center and ask them for materials and assistance. You must use at least one secondary source in your paper, which must be a book or journal article of literary criticism (articles can be from databases or hardcopy).
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