Hello Everyone:
Below you'll find the prompt for your final research assignment of the semester. The same instructions will be distributed on paper in class this Friday.
Draft Due Date: April 23rd
Final Due Date: April 30th
Project Length: 8-10 pages
For your final research project pick two of the autobiographies that we have read (or will read) and compare them. Your topic/thesis may examine a common or convergent theme in the two texts. Use your thesis to clearly structure your argument, and be certain to provide evidence to support your claims.
You are also required to incorporate no fewer than three and no more than five outside sources for this project, to be cited in the style guide of your choice. We will discuss how to better use these sources in Friday's class, as well as how to annotate these sources in your bibliography.
If you have any questions, about the prompt or the bibliography, please let me know in class, via email, or on the comments section below.
Good Luck!
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Paper #2 Prompt
Hello Everyone:
Below you'll find the prompt for your second paper. Please email me or let me know if you have questions. I would encourage you also to use the "Comments" section below in case one of your classmates shares a similar concern.
Required Length: 3-5 pages, exclusive of a bibliography
Write an *argumentative* essay addressing one of the primary texts that we have read so far (Eastman's *Indian Boyhood* or Momaday's *The Way to Rainy Mountain*), and use evidence from one secondary source. This source may come from criticism about the two autobiographies, sociological or anthropological texts, or from the broader field of cultural criticism. If you have questions about the potential source let me know. Also make use of the "Primary and Secondary Sources" page on the library's website. A link to this page is included on the righthand side of the blog under "Useful Links." Finally, the primary objective of an argumentative essay is to construct a persuasive thesis supported by evidence.
Be sure to make use of the library resources that we discussed on Monday's Library excursion. Links to the library's webpage and MLA formatting guides are on the right side of the screen under "useful links."
Important Dates: 2/26 In class draft work day; 3/01 Draft Due; 3/12 Final Paper #2 Due
Good Luck!
Below you'll find the prompt for your second paper. Please email me or let me know if you have questions. I would encourage you also to use the "Comments" section below in case one of your classmates shares a similar concern.
Required Length: 3-5 pages, exclusive of a bibliography
Write an *argumentative* essay addressing one of the primary texts that we have read so far (Eastman's *Indian Boyhood* or Momaday's *The Way to Rainy Mountain*), and use evidence from one secondary source. This source may come from criticism about the two autobiographies, sociological or anthropological texts, or from the broader field of cultural criticism. If you have questions about the potential source let me know. Also make use of the "Primary and Secondary Sources" page on the library's website. A link to this page is included on the righthand side of the blog under "Useful Links." Finally, the primary objective of an argumentative essay is to construct a persuasive thesis supported by evidence.
Be sure to make use of the library resources that we discussed on Monday's Library excursion. Links to the library's webpage and MLA formatting guides are on the right side of the screen under "useful links."
Important Dates: 2/26 In class draft work day; 3/01 Draft Due; 3/12 Final Paper #2 Due
Good Luck!
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