English 4 AP Mr. Rothstein Research Paper This research of six pages is to be submitted as a Word document () by Wednesday, June 7. This project is worth 225 points. Your research paper will focus on one of the following plays: The Importance of Being Ernest A Streetcar Named Desire (a sultry New Orleans tragedy.) Learning to Drive (Very disturbing.) Waiting for Godot (I have packets and a great BBC production on DVD.) A Doll’s Pygmalion The Cherry Orchard Our Town Macbeth PAGE ONE First, start with a title and heading in MLA style. This means everything is and in 12-point font with the heading on the top left. Each page also has a last name followed by a page number at the top right. Papers not stapled they are before turned in will not be accepted. Get to your thesis statement as quickly as possible. Discuss your research with your group and come up with some original or opinion on the work. This will become “angle” your thesis—which, by the way, must be in your first paragraph. Then, using your literary periods chart and your library research, define your literary period and contextualize your work or works within that period. For example, with Huck Finn, you might define realism and then explain how the novel addresses various concerns and themes important during that era. Also, it is a good idea to define your terms commencing any literary discussion. before PAGES TWO THROUGH FIVE This is the heart of your paper, so it must be focused and organized. Once you have your thesis, simply walk your way through the work, reading it from the perspective of your thesis statement and bringing the ideas of your critics in to inform your arguments. In this section, you will put your research to use, incorporating quotes you find interesting in your paragraphs. Most paragraphs will require at one quote from a primary or secondary source. In this class we use the SEE paragraph format, so each paragraph will include a statement, evidence (usually in the form of a partial quote), and a developed explanation. The explanation, you will recall, is where you style.
English 4 AP Mr. Rothstein Research Paper This research of six pages is to be submitted as a Word document () by Wednesday, June 7. This project is worth 225 points. Your research paper will focus on one of the following plays: The Importance of Being Ernest A Streetcar Named Desire (a sultry New Orleans tragedy.) Learning to Drive (Very disturbing.) Waiting for Godot (I have packets and a great BBC production on DVD.) A Doll’s Pygmalion The Cherry Orchard Our Town Macbeth PAGE ONE First, start with a title and heading in MLA style. This means everything is and in 12-point font with the heading on the top left. Each page also has a last name followed by a page number at the top right. Papers not stapled before they are turned in will not be accepted. Get to your thesis statement as quickly as possible. Discuss your research with your group and come up with some original “angle” or opinion on the work. This will become your thesis—which, by the way, must be in your first paragraph. Then, using your literary periods chart and your library research, define your literary period and contextualize your work or works within that period. For example, with Huck Finn, you might define realism and then explain how the novel addresses various concerns and themes important during that era. Also, it is a good idea to define your terms before commencing any literary discussion. PAGES TWO THROUGH FIVE This is the heart of your paper, so it must be focused and organized. Once you have your thesis, simply walk your way through the work, reading it from the perspective of your thesis statement and bringing the ideas of your critics in to inform your arguments. In this section, you will put your research to use, incorporating quotes you find interesting in your paragraphs. Most paragraphs will require at one quote from a primary or secondary source. In this class we use the SEE paragraph format, so each paragraph will include a statement, evidence (usually in the form of a partial quote), and a developed explanation. The explanation, you will recall, is where you style.
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