Independent Book Study (120 points) Overview: Your independent book study will focus on a book of your choice. This book may be a traditional novel (more than 120 pages) or novella (short book, 60-120 pages) or graphic novel (48-64 pages). You may choose a novel that you have already read or a new novel. Budget your time accordingly if you are choosing a book you have not read before. A book study focuses on literary and thematic aspects of a novel. You will analyze your novel for theme, author purpose and context, genre, use of literary devices, connection to yourself and/or today’s society and your opinion of the story. The study will include three assignments: Assignment 1 - Novel choice with summary and three sources written as MLA formatted citations (includes novel) 40 points Assignment 2 - Book Study Paper: 3-4 pages with novel analysis 80 points Assignment Due Dates: Assignment 1: May 7th (locks May 21 – late penalties apply) Assignment 2: May 21 (locks June 4 – late penalties apply) Format of all assignments All three assignments must be in standard MLA format. A large portion of your grade for each assignment will rely on proper formatting. 1. Identifying information (name, class, teacher name, date), upper left 2. Header with last name and page number, upper right 3. Title of assignment centered on page 4. Double spaced 5. Time New Roman, 12-point 6. Indent first line of each paragraph 7. MLA formatted in-text citations in both quote journal and paper 8. MLA formatted separate Works Cited page at end of paper 9. Length of paper: 2-4 pages 10. Mechanics: Spelling, grammar, punctuation, word usage Assignment Descriptions and Directions: Assignment 1: Novel choice, summary and MLA formatted sources, 40 points, due May 7 This assignment should follow MLA formatting for writing assignments as described above. It should be about one page and include the name and author of your novel and a brief 1-2 paragraph summary of the story. List three MLA formatted full source citations: the novel itself and two additional, credible sources that contain information analyzing and/or reviewing your novel. List these sources in alphabetical order and drop indent each MLA formatted citation. Rubric ( /40) Novel Choice, author and summary /25 Three MLA formatted source citations /15 Assignment 2 Book Study Paper, 80 points, due May 21 Write a 3-4 page, MLA formatted paper that includes your summary of the book (from assignment 1), and a discussion and analysis of: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Genre (style), Context (time period, social context), Author purpose (why did the author write this book?), Theme (overall message to reader), Use of two literary devices, with two quotes that demonstrate these devices (examples) Personal and social connections, opinion and recommendation. A separate, Works Cited page (MLA format) at the end. Citations must be in MLA format. URLS are NOT acceptable. 8. Your paper must include a(n) a. Introduction with a hook, summary of the book and a thesis statement (your opinion of the book and a preview of what you will discuss in your paper) b. Conclusion that restates the thesis, summarizes your paper and leaves the reader with a parting though. Rubric ( /80) Analysis includes discussion of all from above list 1-6 (each worth 10 points) /60 Separate, MLA formatted Works Cited page at end of paper /10 Mechanics – spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, word usage /10 Basic Style for Citations of Electronic Sources (Including Online Databases) Here are some common features you should try and find before citing electronic sources in MLA style. Not every Web page will provide all of the following information. However, collect as much of the following information as possible both for your citations and for your research notes: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Author and/or editor names (if available) Article name in quotation marks. Title of the website, project, or book in italics. Any version numbers available, including editions (ed.), revisions, posting dates, volumes (vol.), or issue numbers (no.). Publisher information, including the publisher name and publishing date. Take note of any page numbers (p. or pp.) or paragraph numbers (par. or pars.). URL (without the https://) DOI or permalink. Date you accessed the material (Date Accessed). Remember to cite containers after your regular citation. Examples of containers are collections of short stories or poems, a television series, or even a website. A container is anything that is a part of a larger body of works. Use the following format: Author. Title. Title of container (self contained if book), Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs and/or URL, DOI or permalink). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location, Date of Access (if applicable). Citing an Entire Web Site It is a good idea to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and information available on one date may no longer be available later. When using the URL, be sure to include the complete address for the site except for the https://. Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number, Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available), URL, DOI or permalink. Date of access (if applicable). The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008, owl.english.purdue.edu/owl. Accessed 23 Apr. 2008. Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 10 May 2006. Course or Department Websites Give the instructor name. Then list the title of the course (or the school catalog designation for the course) in italics. Give appropriate department and school names as well, following the course title. Felluga, Dino. Survey of the Literature of England. Purdue U, Aug. 2006, web.ics.purdue.edu/~felluga/241/241/Home.html. Accessed 31 May 2007. English Department. Purdue U, 20 Apr. 2009, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/. A Page on a Web Site For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by the information covered above for entire Web sites. If the publisher is the same as the website name, only list it once. "Athlete's Foot - Topic Overview." WebMD, 25 Sept. 2014, www.webmd.com/skin-problems-andtreatments/tc/athletes-foot-topic-overview. Lundman, Susan. "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow, www.ehow.com/how_10727_makevegetarian-chili.html. Accessed 6 July 2015. An Article in a Web Magazine Provide the author name, article name in quotation marks, title of the web magazine in italics, publisher name, publication date, URL, and the date of access. Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web." A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 16 Aug. 2002, alistapart.com/article/writeliving. Accessed 4 May 2009. An Article in an Online Scholarly Journal For all online scholarly journals, provide the author(s) name(s), the name of the article in quotation marks, the title of the publication in italics, all volume and issue numbers, and the year of publication. Include a URL, DOI, or permalink to help readers locate the source. Article in an Online-only Scholarly Journal MLA requires a page range for articles that appear in Scholarly Journals. If the journal you are citing appears exclusively in an online format (i.e. there is no corresponding print publication) that does not make use of page numbers, indicate the URL or other location information. Dolby, Nadine. “Research in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and Future Directions.” Social Work and Society: The International Online-Only Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, 2008, www.socwork.net/sws/article/view/60/362. Accessed 20 May 2009. Article in an Online Scholarly Journal That Also Appears in Print Cite articles in online scholarly journals that also appear in print as you would a scholarly journal in print, including the page range of the article. Provide the URL and the date of access. Wheelis, Mark. "Investigating Disease Outbreaks Under a Protocol to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention." Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 6, no. 6, 2000, pp. 595600, wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0607_article. Accessed 8 Feb. 2009. An Article from an Online Database (or Other Electronic Subscription Service) Cite articles from online databases (e.g. LexisNexis, ProQuest, JSTOR, ScienceDirect) and other subscription services as containers. Thus, provide the title of the database italicized before the DOI or URL. If a DOI is not provided, use the URL instead. Provide the date of access if you wish. Alonso, Alvaro, and Julio A. Camargo. "Toxicity of Nitrite to Three Species of Freshwater Invertebrates." Environmental Toxicology, vol. 21, no. 1, 3 Feb. 2006, pp. 9094. Wiley Online Library, doi:10.1002/tox.20155. Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. ProQuest, doi:10.1017/S0018246X06005966. Accessed 27 May 2009. A YouTube Video Video and audio sources need to be documented using the same basic guidelines for citing print sources in MLA style. Include as much descriptive information as necessary to help readers understand the type and nature of the source you are citing. If the author’s name is the same as the uploader, only cite the author once. If the author is different from the uploaded, cite the author’s name before the title. “8 Hot Dog Gadgets put to the Test.” YouTube, uploaded by Crazy Russian Hacker, 6 June 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBlpjSEtELs. McGonigal, Jane. “Gaming and Productivity.” YouTube, uploaded by Big Think, 3 July 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkdzy9bWW3E. Using Research and Evidence Summary: These OWL resources will help you develop and refine the arguments in your writing. Contributors:Stacy Weida, Karl Stolley Last Edited: 2013-03-11 12:10:43 What type of evidence should I use? There are two types of evidence. First hand research is research you have conducted yourself such as interviews, experiments, surveys, or personal experience and anecdotes. Second hand research is research you are getting from various texts that has been supplied and compiled by others such as books, periodicals, and Web sites. Regardless of what type of sources you use, they must be credible. In other words, your sources must be reliable, accurate, and trustworthy. How do I know if a source is credible? You can ask the following questions to determine if a source is credible. Who is the author? Credible sources are written by authors respected in their fields of study. Responsible, credible authors will cite their sources so that you can check the accuracy of and support for what they've written. (This is also a good way to find more sources for your own research.) How recent is the source? The choice to seek recent sources depends on your topic. While sources on the American Civil War may be decades old and still contain accurate information, sources on information technologies, or other areas that are experiencing rapid changes, need to be much more current. What is the author's purpose? When deciding which sources to use, you should take the purpose or point of view of the author into consideration. Is the author presenting a neutral, objective view of a topic? Or is the author advocating one specific view of a topic? Who is funding the research or writing of this source? A source written from a particular point of view may be credible; however, you need to be careful that your sources don't limit your coverage of a topic to one side of a debate. What type of sources does your audience value? If you are writing for a professional or academic audience, they may value peer-reviewed journals as the most credible sources of information. If you are writing for a group of residents in your hometown, they might be more comfortable with mainstream sources, such as Time or Newsweek. A younger audience may be more accepting of information found on the Internet than an older audience might be. Be especially careful when evaluating Internet sources! Never use Web sites where an author cannot be determined, unless the site is associated with a reputable institution such as a respected university, a credible media outlet, government program or department, or well-known nongovernmental organizations. Beware of using sites like Wikipedia, which are collaboratively developed by users. Because anyone can add or change content, the validity of information on such sites may not meet the standards for academic research. OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab, 5/2/2017 Book Study Project Suggested Outline I. II. III. IV. V. VI. Introduction a. Hook to get the reader interested b. Background on book: i. Author name ii. Book summary (from assignment #1) c. Thesis statement (what the paper will be about – a preview statement) Genre and context a. Genre i. style of writing ii. other books written in this style iii. how long this style has been around b. Context i. Time period when this book was written ii. What was going on historically iii. What was going on socially Author Purpose a. Author background i. Author bio ii. Other books by this author (if applicable) iii. The purpose of the book Theme and literary devices a. Theme – what is the theme and how does it connect to society? b. Two literary devices used in the book i. How do they communicate the theme? ii. Two quotes that demonstrate the theme Personal and social connections a. How does this book connect to what is going on in society today? b. Why did you read this book and what is your personal connection to it? c. Would you recommend this book to others? Why? Conclusion a. Summarize your paper b. Overall opinion of the book Assignment 1 Novel Choice (with author), summary and three works cited source citations Due May 7, 40 points Name: Date: Title of your book: Author: 1-2 paragraph summary of your book: MLA Source citations for your book and two secondary sources. Use MLA format, drop indent any lines after line 1 and list in alphabetical order. URLS are NOT acceptable source citations. The URL may be included as part of the source citation, but should not be the first information listed. See source citation resources in the unit and visit the Purdue Owl for more information. 
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