This document outlines an assignment to analyze LGBT fiction written before 1960. Students are asked to write a 3-4 page essay analyzing one of the primary texts provided in terms of its politics, poetics, contributions to queer history, or how queer experiences are coded. The essay should have a clear thesis and be supported with evidence from the text. It provides guidance on formulating a thesis, writing an introduction, composing the body with analysis, and concluding the essay. Students are also instructed on proper formatting, citation style, and expected learning outcomes.
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An effective presentation for those seeking to master essay writing, creative writing, APA referencing style and to map the writing process through actionable steps, yielding successful outcomes. Kemal Brown, Digital Consultant.
This file defines for researchers and editors the most important notes about scientific writing and prose according to the APA style. It elaborates the proper usage of some linguistic devices, shows how to be precise, clear, smooth and logical in writing.
How to write a Literary Essay Introduction and Thesismissmaryah
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Essay #1Taking a Position on Food Due by 1159pm on Sunday.docxSALU18
Essay #1:Taking a Position on Food
Due by 11:59pm on Sunday April 23rd
We manipulate the planet and all of its creatures. We create, we consume, we build, and we
destroy, but how often do we consider the processes and people that provide unceasingly for our
unquenchable appetites? How often do we consider the consequences? This essay asks that you
consider the inner (and outer) workings of the US food system and then take a position on a
narrowed down aspect of it.
During this project we might ask ourselves any combination of the following: where does our food
come from, and at what cost? How have our foods been processed, conceived, even constructed, and then shipped and
stored? How do we treat the animals we eat? How should we treat them? How are they killed? How conscious are
we of the world we are taking from every single day? Where do we fit in? What do we have to say?
To accomplish your task, you will be using pairings of articles I provide in order to take part in
an ongoing conversation about food. These readings will require you to look closely at what we
eat and how our consumption shapes the world, in both positive and negative ways.
You will need to first consider our relationship with food and the consequences of our eating
habits, on individuals, societies, and the planet that we share, then narrow down your focus to an
individual and focused topic/idea, which you will then research independently so that you might
enter into a scholarly conversation. The goal of this essay is to either make your own claim about
your subject, or to support an already established claim with rational and logical reasons and
evidence in order to convince your reader to take up the same position that you hold.
This essay need not be a soapbox for any political agenda; instead, we are looking for a balance
in rhetorical strategies. Using ethos, pathos, and logos effectively means respecting all viewpoints
while backing up your claims with reputable sources and logical insights/analysis.
In the wise words of Christopher Hitchens: “That which can be asserted without
evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
While I value each and every one of your opinions, scholarly readers are less forgiving. Imagine
your audience to be educated readers who are familiar with the topic and themes we will be
exploring. These readers will expect you to back up your claims, and to use reputable sources.
See the end of this prompt for paper specifics / requirements.
Reading and Research
I am providing you with a group of food-related readings. Some of the readings will be
mandatory, as in I expect everyone to read them and use them in their papers. The others are
paired options that you will choose from. Each reading will be labeled on the Module I introduce
it as either mandatory or optional. They are also listed at the end of this prompt.
Make sure to take detailed notes of the sources you do read. It is alw ...
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ENG 112 Research
Project
Annotated Bibliography=10% ([email protected]%ea.)
Research Paper=15%
Research Project Presentation=10%
This assignment is intended to familiarize you with engaging academic research.
Through researching a particular topic that is recent and examining it from multiple
perspectives you will create a fresh perspective and original findings that you can share
with your peers and our college community.
• Consider context. Make sure that you are clear about your purpose and
assess who your audience is and might be in the future.
• Make sure that your topic is something that you’ll be interested in and
curious about. If you know a great deal about the topic you will be less
likely to explore all of the perspectives that are being explored. You are
also less likely to be biased when approaching the topic if it is unfamiliar
to you.
You will have FOUR options for your paper. Options:
1. Choose a topic relevant to the themes in the stories that we have discussed
in class. The topic must be current. However, try not to choose a topic that
will have very few sources for you to research. SOME possible options
include, but are not limited to:
a. Power
b. Faith
c. Guilt
d. Remorse
e. Gender Roles
f. Surveillance
g. Identity
h. Race
i. Tradition
j. Authority
i. Examples for the above include:
1. An examination of how power
has been viewed throughout
history
2. A discussion about tradition
and how local traditions can
help to define a community
or culture
3. A discussion about authority
and how it can and/or
should/should not apply
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when thinking about
universalism versus cultural
relativism
2. Write an in-depth examination of one of the central issues in one of the
stories that we have read. Some possible options include:
a. What are some possible interpretations of the ending of "The
Yellow Wallpaper"?
b. What is the primary focus of "The Lottery"? (tradition,
gender roles, authority, etc.)
c. What is the primary reason for Othello's jealousy?
d. What makes Iago such a successful manipulator?
3. Write about overlapping issues in two or more of the texts that we read this
semester. Possible ideas include, but are not limited to:
a. Write a paper in which you take a Feminist Theory approach
to two or more texts we have read, such as "The Yellow
Wallpaper," Othello, and/or "The Lottery."
b. Write a paper that analyzes the narrator's role in a text. In
such a paper, you might discuss the narrators in "Cask of
Amontillado," "What You Pawn I Will Redeem," and/or
"The Yellow Wallpaper."
4. Choose one of the stories that we have read in class and research how
different literary critics have discussed the story under the veil of their
approach. For example, research how feminist theorists, psycho-analytic
theorists, queer theorists, etc., approach Othell ...
American Protest Literature - Literary Analysis Argument Essay .docxgreg1eden90113
American Protest Literature - Literary Analysis Argument Essay
Assignment Description
Whether it looks backward in order to move America forward, builds connections across movements, demands empathy from readers, transforms its creators, crafts a politics of form, appropriates the master’s tools, or makes words into weapons, American protest literature tries to remake “a world beautiful,” as London puts it. The protest cycle beats on, boats against the current.
– Zoe Trodd xxviii
Trodd’s anthology American Protest Literature sets a variety of texts and protest art forms in conversation with each other. She describes these as falling into several “politics” for change. These are:
· The Politics of Connection
· The Politics of Form
· The Politics of Appropriation
· The Politics of Memory
For this project, you will write a four-to-five-page essay that analyzes and interprets four works and finds a unifying theme among them. You may use writings from the textbook itself (whether they were among the selected course readings or not) or you may explore other outside texts provided they are published sources that were written or created as a part of the social movements studied in the course. You will need at least five total sources of outside research for your essay documented in your Works Cited page.
You may do this assignment one of two ways:
1. You may choose a social movement and describe how each of the four works you select contributes to the movement using the “politics” Zoe Trodd explains in her introduction to the text. How does each depict aspects of the movement and what strategies, tactics, or techniques does it use to influence the movement for change? Analyze and interpret each work using key quotes, paraphrases, and summaries as you compare it to the other works and how each contributes to the literature of protest within that movement.
2. Choose at least four pieces of protest literature from the entire range of movements in the course, or you may introduce texts you have researched that also contributed to these historical social movements. Find a unifying “politic” or strategy (for example: politics of memory or form) for all of them and discuss how that strategy or tactic uniquely contributed to the individual movements for which they were created. How does their unifying technique contribute to the body of protest literature that brought social change? Analyze and interpret each work using key quotes, paraphrases, and summaries as you compare it to the other works and how each contributes to the literature of protest within that movement.
Your work is to interpret the works to find unifying themes or tactics among them and then argue for their unique contribution to their related social movement. Do not focus too much on summarizing; instead, interpret and explain to your reader how the strategies are expressed in the work and how the works intersect with one another. Bring Trodd’s “politics” to the surface through.
English 102 Literary Research Paper I. DEFINING THE RESE.docxkhanpaulita
English 102: Literary Research Paper
I. DEFINING THE RESEARCH PAPER
A literary research paper--unlike a research paper on abortion or euthanasia--focuses on critically
analyzing/interpreting the meaning of literature. What's more, the term "research" implies that you will be
incorporating research from reputable secondary sources into your paper. In short, you will be
analyzing/interpreting a piece (or several pieces) of literature and supporting your analysis with
"research."
The research paper must be at least eight (8) pages in length, and it must adhere to MLA standards and
guidelines. Further, you must include a minimum of seven (7) sources in your paper, six (6) of which must
be considered "secondary sources" (explained below), and it must include a "Works Cited" page.
II. GETTING STARTED
Your first step in writing the research paper is to decide which author (or authors) you would like to write
about. You are required to make your selection(s) from the authors we have discussed this
semester, although you are more than welcome to find texts from your chosen author(s) that were not
included on the syllabus.
After you have decided which author (or authors) you are interested in writing about, you need to decide
which texts to include in your discussion; this may change as the paper progresses, but you should begin
with a clear idea of which texts you would like to include in your analysis.
The next and most obvious step in the process is to read and then reread--several times--the text or texts
you have chosen. In order to say something meaningful about a text, you need to know it backward and
forward. As one critic relates, you need to "have a sure sense of what the work itself is like, how its parts
function, what ideas it expresses, how it creates particular effects, and what your responses are." In short,
read, reread, and then when you think you are done, read some more.
After you are comfortable with your knowledge of the text (or texts), the next step is to develop an angle
of analysis. In other words, you need to decide how you want to approach and organize your paper.
There are several different ways to organize a literary research paper, but more likely than not you will
want to adopt one of the following organizing principles:
A. Literary Elements: A research paper that is organized around literary elements generally
includes a focused discussion on one or more of the following: setting, speaker, symbolism, irony,
imagery, tone, language, etc.
B. Themes: A research paper that is organized around a theme, such as death, life, love, race,
gender, class, cultural identity, etc., generally includes a focused discussion on the role a
particular theme plays in several pieces of literature.
C. Critical Approaches: Whether you knew it or not, you adopted a specific approach to analyzing
literature in both of the essays you wrote for class, namely a "formalist" approach to
int.
1. Essay #1: Response to LGBT fiction before 1960
Objectives
To Lean to Write a Clear and Cohesive Response to Literature using multiple strategies and skills
To Use Rhetorical Strategies: Analysis, Synthesis, Argument, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast
To Learn Critical Thinking Skills
To Learn MLA Documentation Style: Integrating quotations; Works Cited
The Writing Assignment
In a thesis driven essay of 3-4 pages, analyze one or more aspects of one of the primary texts we have
read this quarter. Aim to convince readers that your interpretation adds to the conversation among those
who read and write about LGBT texts. Back up your analysis with reasons and support from the story.
Consider using one or more secondary sources to help support your ideas and assertions.
Primary
Texts
¨ “The Long Arm” by Mary Wilkins Freeman
¨ “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather
¨ “Miss Ogilvy Finds Herself” by Radclyffe Hall
¨ “Slater’s Pins have no Points” by Virginia Woolf
¨ “Arthur Snatchfold” by EM Forster
¨ “The Sea Change” by Ernest Hemingway
¨ “Momma” by John Horne Burns
¨ Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin 1956
Secondary
Sources
Ø From
Critical
Theory
Today
“Lesbian,
Gay,
and
Queer
Theory”
by
Lois
Tyson
Ø “From
Psychopathia
Sexualis”
Krafft-‐Ebbing
Ø “Studies
in
the
Psychology
of
Sex”
by
Havelock
Ellis
Ø “The
Psychogenesis
of
a
Case
of
Homosexuality
in
a
Woman”
by
Sigmund
Freud
Ø “A
Letter
to
an
American
Mother”
Sigmund
Freud
Ø After
Stonewall
Ø If
These
Walls
Could
Talk
Two
Ways
to
Proceed
Choose your focal point: you might consider one of these questions to help you get started.
1. What
are
the
politics
(ideological
agendas)
of
specific
gay,
lesbian,
or
queer
works,
and
how
are
those
politics
revealed
in
the
work's
thematic
content
or
portrayals
of
its
characters?
2. What
are
the
poetics
(literary
devices
and
strategies)
of
a
specific
lesbian,
gay,
or
queer
works?
3. What
does
the
work
contribute
to
our
knowledge
of
queer,
gay,
or
lesbian
experience
and
history,
including
literary
history?
4. How
is
queer,
gay,
or
lesbian
experience
coded
in
texts
that
are
by
writers
who
are
apparently
homosexual?
5. How
might
the
works
of
heterosexual
writers
be
reread
to
reveal
an
unspoken
or
unconscious
lesbian,
gay
or
queer
presence?
That
is,
does
the
work
have
an
unconscious
lesbian,
gay
or
queer
desire
or
conflict
that
it
submerges?
6. What
does
the
work
reveal
about
the
operations
(socially,
politically,
psychologically)
of
heterosexism?
2. 7. How
does
the
literary
text
illustrate
the
problematics
of
sexuality
and
sexual
"identity,"
that
is
the
ways
in
which
human
sexuality
does
not
fall
neatly
into
the
separate
categories
defined
by
the
words
homosexual
and
heterosexual?
8. What
elements
in
the
text
exist
in
the
middle,
between
the
perceived
masculine/feminine
binary?
In
other
words,
what
elements
exhibit
traits
of
both
(bisexual)?
9. What
elements
of
the
text
can
be
perceived
as
being
masculine
(active,
powerful)
and
feminine
(passive,
marginalized)
and
how
do
the
characters
support
these
traditional
roles?
10. What
sort
of
support
(if
any)
is
given
to
elements
or
characters
who
question
the
masculine/feminine
binary?
What
happens
to
those
elements/characters?
Ask questions
In the particular area that you have chosen to be your focal point, you must ask certain questions:
• What is the major tension in the story?
• Are there weaknesses or strengths in the author’s treatment of these issues?
• Is there clarity or is it lacking?
• Does it bring enlightenment about similar issues today?
By asking such questions you will be able to develop a critical response to literature. Obviously, you can
do this only if you have read the work with attention to its detail and as you have grasped its message.
Formulate your Thesis
A thesis statement is a sentence (or sentences) that expresses the main ideas of your paper and answers
the question or questions posed by your paper. It is the place where you are the most specific about what
you will discuss in the paper, how you will organize the paper, and what significance your topic has (your
argument). You must have a specific, detailed thesis statement that reveals your perspective, and, like
any good argument, your perspective must be one that is debatable.
Generally, a thesis statement appears at the end of the introduction to an essay, so that readers will have a
clear idea of what to expect as they read. As you write and revise your paper, it's okay to change your
thesis statement -- sometimes you don't discover what you really want to say about a topic until you've
started (or finished) writing! Just make sure that your "final" thesis statement accurately shows what will
happen in your paper.
Some questions to help you formulate your thesis in a literary analysis paper:
• What is my claim or assertion?
• What are the reasons I have to support my claim or assertion?
• In what order should I present my reasons?
Write the Introduction
The introduction is where your reader will formulate their first impression of your paper. The introduction should
be interesting, provide enough information to tantalize your reader, luring them into reading further. It is not always
best to write the introduction first. After you have composed your paper, you will be more apt to write an
introduction that is interesting and focused.
A few ways to begin your paper:
3. • Begin with a quotation. Just make sure you explain its relevance
• Begin with an acknowledgment of an opinion opposite to the one you plan to take
• Begin with a very short narrative or anecdote that has a direct bearing on your paper
• Begin with an interesting fact
• Begin with a definition or explanation of a term relevant to your paper
• Begin with irony or paradox
• Begin with an analogy. Make sure it's original but not too far-fetched
• Begin with a scene or lines from the text you are analyzing.
Compose the body
The body of your essay will be where you present most of your analysis. Traditionally, this section consists of a
form of analysis of the text called close reading. Close reading is essential regardless of your extrinsic lens. We
close read a text in order to prove that it means what we say it does. As you proceed to the body paragraphs,
you develop your critique using the points that will support your argument. If you have four major points
that make up your critique, you should devote at least one paragraph to each one; in many cases making
your point will require multiple paragraphs. Provide supporting evidence for each claim that you make. In
this way, you prove your thesis.
Wrap it up
The conclusion is a good place to not only sum up the points made in the paper but to suggest the further
implications of your argument. You do not want to simply reiterate the points you have made in your introduction,
thesis, or body paragraphs. Instead, use the analyses that you have already presented to ask questions, or suggest the
possible next logical step in the argument. You can use the conclusion to draw connections between your chosen
text and its genre and historical or cultural contexts. You want to make sure that the claims you make in the
conclusion are not too far-fetched or wildly out of step with the rest of your paper. The conclusion should be the
final step in the progression of your argument.
Due Dates:
See Syllabus
Submission Requirements: Please submit an electronic copy through Kaizena
Format Requirement: MLA-style formatting and citations
Length: Your finished text should be between two and five pages, excluding the Works Cited page.
Research Requirements: none
Works Cited Page
A Works Cited page names all of the sources that were used in an essay or research paper; it credits the
source or sources for the information you present, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize to support your
thesis. A Works Cited page also serves as a reference to the sources that were used so that a reader or
writer can quickly refer to the original text. The Works Cited page for this research project will include
the poem you are writing about. If you use other sources, including other primary or secondary sources
from class, please list those too.
Expected Student Learning Outcomes: This assignment can teach students to do the following
• Emphasize invention as part of the writing process
• Read critically
• Analyze the language of a text
• Use textual evidence to support ideas
4. • Sharpen their receptivity to language, heightening their own writing style
• Become more accepting and appreciative of complexity, subtlety, and ambiguity in
• literature and in other forms of art and discourse
• Practice writing and organizing an essay around a central thesis
• Gain insight into the ways writers use language and readers interpret meaning from it
• Write to influence readers and shape their opinions
Best Practices
Ø As you (re)read the text, keep in mind the prompt and highlight specific words, lines, or images
that may support your argument.
Ø Write a thesis that helps readers understand both your argument and your reasoning.
Ø Include textual examples that illustrate your points.
Ø Avoid information that is not intrinsic to the piece: That is make sure it is “in the text.”
Ø Avoid telling the reader that something is “interesting,” or “exciting”; instead create images or
use examples that show it.
Ø Come to my office if you are unsure, confused, or behind.
Traps to Avoid:
Ø Choosing a topic that you do not understand or one not on the list that you have not discussed
with me.
Ø Failing to assert a clear and strong argument.
Ø Seeking to present the subject from memory or hearsay.
Ø Failing to support the argument with evidence from appropriate sources.
Citing Wikipedia (or other non-academic or unreliable sources) as a source for your paper.