RESEARCH PAPER ~ EN104 ~ CONAWAY

Your paper may be written as ONE of the following:

-- a detailed character analysis (including personality characteristics as well as

discussion of the specific conflict [inner or with another character], observable
changes or stasis, or realizations). Do NOT use a story we’ve read.

-- an examination of the same theme, or use of point of view [or of symbolism or of

setting in TWO or more works of the same author
[for example, popular culture in Oates’ or violence in O’Connor’s stories]

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THE RESEARCH PAPER MUST:

-- HAVE A TITLE PAGE and A MINIMUM OF FOUR [NO MORE THAN SIX] PAGES and
A WORKS CITED PAGE

-- BE TYPED [double spaced, 1” margins, standard size 12 font]

-- CITE AT LEAST three SOURCES OF LITERARY CRITICISM within the text using correct

MLA citation format

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-- LIBRARY --review of how to find articles [specifically for literature]

and class time to begin research

-- #1 ~THESIS & PROPOSAL DUE-- typed

[thesis must take a position—present an argument
proposal should explain how your essay will support the thesis]

and -- #2 ~ PRELIMINARY WORKS CITED PAGE DUE [MLA]--typed

[with photocopies of articles—highlight or underline material to be
quoted or paraphrased in essay

-- #3 ~ OUTLINE DUE--typed

-- #4 ~ RESEARCH PAPER DUE

~ THE RESEARCH PAPER MUST BE TURNED IN AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS

ON THE DUE DATE FOR FULL CREDIT