Eng 112 Research Essay For this assignment, you will write a literary analysis research paper. This is not all that different from the response papers that you have constructed for essay #1 and #2. The major difference with the research paper is that it must contain outside research. -? Steps to follow: Requirements: 1. Decide on a topic 3-?4 Pages 2. Conduct research Title 3. Develop a thesis Standard Font 4. Create an outline 12 Point Font 5. Write a first draft Documented Citations 6. Revise 3-?4 Sources 7. Turn in Rough Draft for feedback Typed, Double-?Spaced 8. Revise 9. Submit final draft -?Deciding on a topic-? To decide your topic, you must first select the literary text you wish to analyze in your research paper. You may chose from any of the texts found in our textbook. The only restriction is that you may not choose the same text that you selected for paper #1 or #2. I would also strongly suggest staying away from poetry as it is hard to analyze to the length of the requirements for this paper. (On the back I have included a list of works that I would suggest. These are pieces for which I know you will be able to find adequate research.) Once you have selected your text, you must decide what literary element you wish to analyze in your research paper. You may again chose from any of the elements that we have discussed in class or that can be found in your book. (See back for examples!) Conducting Research- For a literary analyze, your sour
ces should be the primary text (the text that you are analyzing) and secondary sources (articles, essays, papers, etc. in which someone else has analyzed that same text and addressed the same literary device that you are trying to analyze). Developing a Thesis-? Once you have chosen your topic, conduct your research and evaluate your sources and information. From this, you should be able to write a clear, concise thesis statement. Here is an example of a good thesis statement: In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Ministers Black Veil, the veil that Mr. Hooper wears becomes a symbol of human sin. Suggested Texts: Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily Charles Dickens, Hard Times Herman Melville, Bartleby, The Scrivener Ernest Hemingway, Soldiers Home Anton Chekhov, The Lady with the Pet Dog Joyce Carol Oates, The Lady with the Pet Dog Tobias Wolff, That Room Colette, The Hand Katherine Mansfield, Miss Brill Tim OBrien, How to Tell a True War Story Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Ministers Black Veil Flannery OConnor, A Good Man is Hard to Find William Faulkner, Barn Burning Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado Sophocles, Oedipus the King or Antigone William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Nights Dream or Hamlet Henrik Ibsen, A Doll House Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman August Wilson, Fences Suggested Literary Devices: Plot Structure Characterization Setting Point of View Symbolism Theme Style Tone Irony Figures of Speech Protagonist/Antagonist Conflict Dialect Dialogue Genre