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Turn in a documented paper of at least 4 typed pages of text (3.9 pages is not enough),
plus “works cited” page. You may include as many charts, graphs, photos, etc., as you
want, but they do not count toward the text total. You must make substantial use of at
least 3 books and at least 5 articles as sources. No cover page. Use the format shown in
the sample paper pages of the Hacker handbooks. Standard MLA page format-(one-inch
margins, double-space everything, font no larger than 12-point, etc.) Use a paperclip or
other removable fastener to hold it together. No staples.
All information except direct quotes is to be presented in your own words.
Simply changing a word or two in the source sentence is not sufficient: you must
completely restate the ideas from the source in your own words.
Along with your paper, turn in the following: A ) your final rough draft and B) five (5)
source pages from any of your sources, highlighted to show where you got the information on
that page that you used in your paper. They can be five pages from one source, or one page from
each of five sources, two pages from one source, etc., as long as you actually used info from each
page in your paper, and cited the source. Make sure the source of each page is visible on each
source page don't leave me guessing where the page came from. I cannot grade your
paper without these pages.
You may not use an encyclopedia as a source. Wikipedia is unreliable and should
not be used, except perhaps as a background source (for finding out your author's
nationality, famous works, etc) to get you started on your research. No sources from
TLC or TCLC.
A paper that does not use MLA style for source citation and "works cited” page
form will receive a grade of zero.
A paper that is substantially plagiarized from the source materials or from another
paper will receive a grade of zero.
Your papers will be graded on writing ability, strength of research, use of source
material in your text, and correct use of MLA format. All of these areas must be strong
in order for the paper to receive a strong grade.
Good online databases for literary articles: Academic OneFile; Dictionary of
Literary Biography; JSTOR-Arts and Sciences; Literature Resources from Gale; Twayne
Authors Series, etc.
Pick one of the following authors. The first half of your paper should be biography of the
author. For the second half, find literary criticism of one or more of the author's works,
and report on what those critics say about the work(s).
Joseph Conrad
Thomas Hardy
John Updike
Toni Morrison
Kurt Vonnegut
E.L. Doctorow
James Baldwin
Lorraine Hansberry
Turn in a documented paper of at least 4 typed pages of text (3.9 pages is not enough),
plus “works cited” page. You may include as many charts, graphs, photos, etc., as you
want, but they do not count toward the text total. You must make substantial use of at
least 3 books and at least 5 articles as sources. No cover page. Use the format shown in
the sample paper pages of the Hacker handbooks. Standard MLA page format-(one-inch
margins, double-space everything, font no larger than 12-point, etc.) Use a paperclip or
other removable fastener to hold it together. No staples.
All information except direct quotes is to be presented in your own words.
Simply changing a word or two in the source sentence is not sufficient: you must
completely restate the ideas from the source in your own words.
Along with your paper, turn in the following: A ) your final rough draft and B) five (5)
source pages from any of your sources, highlighted to show where you got the information on
that page that you used in your paper. They can be five pages from one source, or one page from
each of five sources, two pages from one source, etc., as long as you actually used info from each
page in your paper, and cited the source. Make sure the source of each page is visible on each
source page don't leave me guessing where the page came from. I cannot grade your
paper without these pages.
You may not use an encyclopedia as a source. Wikipedia is unreliable and should
not be used, except perhaps as a background source (for finding out your author's
nationality, famous works, etc) to get you started on your research. No sources from
TLC or TCLC.
A paper that does not use MLA style for source citation and "works cited” page
form will receive a grade of zero.
A paper that is substantially plagiarized from the source materials or from another
paper will receive a grade of zero.
Your papers will be graded on writing ability, strength of research, use of source
material in your text, and correct use of MLA format. All of these areas must be strong
in order for the paper to receive a strong grade.
Good online databases for literary articles: Academic OneFile; Dictionary of
Literary Biography; JSTOR-Arts and Sciences; Literature Resources from Gale; Twayne
Authors Series, etc.
Pick one of the following authors. The first half of your paper should be biography of the
author. For the second half, find literary criticism of one or more of the author's works,
and report on what those critics say about the work(s).
Joseph Conrad
Thomas Hardy
John Updike
Toni Morrison
Kurt Vonnegut
E.L. Doctorow
James Baldwin
Lorraine Hansberry
Turn in a documented paper of at least 4 typed pages of text (3.9 pages is not enough),
plus “works cited” page. You may include as many charts, graphs, photos, etc., as you
want, but they do not count toward the text total. You must make substantial use of at
least 3 books and at least 5 articles as sources. No cover page. Use the format shown in
the sample paper pages of the Hacker handbooks. Standard MLA page format-(one-inch
margins, double-space everything, font no larger than 12-point, etc.) Use a paperclip or
other removable fastener to hold it together. No staples.
All information except direct quotes is to be presented in your own words.
Simply changing a word or two in the source sentence is not sufficient: you must
completely restate the ideas from the source in your own words.
Along with your paper, turn in the following: A ) your final rough draft and B) five (5)
source pages from any of your sources, highlighted to show where you got the information on
that page that you used in your paper. They can be five pages from one source, or one page from
each of five sources, two pages from one source, etc., as long as you actually used info from each
page in your paper, and cited the source. Make sure the source of each page is visible on each
source page don't leave me guessing where the page came from. I cannot grade your
paper without these pages.
You may not use an encyclopedia as a source. Wikipedia is unreliable and should
not be used, except perhaps as a background source (for finding out your author's
nationality, famous works, etc) to get you started on your research. No sources from
TLC or TCLC.
A paper that does not use MLA style for source citation and "works cited” page
form will receive a grade of zero.
A paper that is substantially plagiarized from the source materials or from another
paper will receive a grade of zero.
Your papers will be graded on writing ability, strength of research, use of source
material in your text, and correct use of MLA format. All of these areas must be strong
in order for the paper to receive a strong grade.
Good online databases for literary articles: Academic OneFile; Dictionary of
Literary Biography; JSTOR-Arts and Sciences; Literature Resources from Gale; Twayne
Authors Series, etc.
Pick one of the following authors. The first half of your paper should be biography of the
author. For the second half, find literary criticism of one or more of the author's works,
and report on what those critics say about the work(s).
Joseph Conrad
Thomas Hardy
John Updike
Toni Morrison
Kurt Vonnegut
E.L. Doctorow
James Baldwin
Lorraine Hansberry