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Write an 8-10 page argumentative research paper based on the proposal submitted in the Week 5 ALA: Research
Paper Proposal assignment. The topic of the paper should be one of the course texts, and the paper should
present a thesis-based argument about the chosen work of literature, supported by significant research from
scholarly sources. This researched essay should not be a “report” on the text; instead, the paper should explore
issues of interpretation related to that text
Since this is a literature class, the argument should primarily focus on analyzing the text, although it may also
connect that text and author to their historical or cultural contexts. The secondary sources should be from the field of literature so that they present literary arguments like the one you yourself seek to write.
The Summative Project should fulfill all the course outcomes:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of literary terms and
critical approaches to studying American Literature.
2Explain brief, factual information about American Literature and its historical, thematic, and literary context.
3Analyze the broad cultural and social changes that occurred during this particular era of American history and
their impact on American Literature.
4 Demonstrate practical skills in reading, studying, discussing, and writing about works from American literature.
As you prepare your summative project, reflect on the insights you have gained in the course, and on the learning outcomes you have achieved. Draw on this body of work you have done, and the secondary scholarship you have read about your text, to write an informed and insightful literary analysis of your chosen text.
1. Length: 8 to 10 pages double-spaced, plus a Works Cited page, formatted in MLA style.
2. Header: title of the paper, your name, course number and name, instructor’s name, and date.
3. Sources and Works Cited: At least 4 scholarly publications must be quoted in the paper, including at least two from the Northwest University library.
4. Document all cited sources on a separate Works Cited page, using MLA style format. Refer to the suggestions
for finding sources in the Research Paper Proposal assignment in Week 5, as well as the “Selected Bibliographies”
the section near the end of the Anthology, as you develop your references list. The Purdue OWL website can assist you with MLA style for citations and formatting: Purdue Owl – MLA Formatting
Organization:
Use a standard essay structure for the paper, including an introduction
and conclusion.
Introductory Paragraph: Introduce the topic, offer a critical context for the argument that the paper presents (what have other scholars said on the topic?), and clearly state the argumentative thesis.
Thesis: Should state a viewpoint on an issue of textual interpretation. Should offer an answer to your research
question(s). Should reflect the overall argument presented in the paper.
Topic Sentences/Transitions: Clearly state the topic of each paragraph in the first sentence. Topic sentences
should NOT be descriptive (or describe what happens in the story). Instead, they should be argumentative
(reflecting back to and furthering the thesis), and should show what steps in the argument will be taken in that
paragraph. They should also provide transitions from the ideas in the previous paragraph. Consult a list of transition words for assistance.
Body Paragraphs and Evidence: Every body paragraph must include quoted and cited evidence and, when
appropriate, short summaries, and paraphrases. All quotations must be introduced with a signal phrase, quoted
according to MLA style, then explained and analyzed—all these steps must be followed for every quotation. For all quotations, explain how the quote contributes to the argument you are making. Quote from your primary text and
your secondary sources. For more information on integrating quotations, see Purdue OWL
Conclusion: Revisit the thesis and discuss the implications of what you have discussed in the paper (that is, what is implied on a broader level by the argument you have presented). Conclusions can be concise but never vague, abstract, or generalized. Offer your final observations on the subject at hand and propose areas for further study.
Literary and Critical Terminology: Employ appropriate terminology that has been introduced in the course or that is encountered in your research.
A Word on Generalizations and Clichés:
The research paper must focus on an author and text. While it may talk about historical developments or social trends at the time of the text’s writing, its primary focus should not be on history and society but on the way, this is reflected in the text.
Avoid broad generalizations about history and society at all costs—any claims made should be researched and specific, and backed up with evidence, not broad and generalized.
For example, a claim like “Puritan society was totally antagonistic to the Indians” is not an admissible claim.
A much better claim would be “Hawthorne’s representation of the relationships between Puritans and Indians in
‘Young Goodman Brown’ shows that the two social groups were viewed as antagonistic binary opposites of one
another.” This claim is a much more focused, specific, and provable claim for which direct evidence from the text
could be given.
Talking about a character’s “true identity” or “true self” (which is vague and not provable), or making generalizations about all people (“men love it when…”) or time periods (“throughout history, people nowadays…”)
will do nothing to advance your argument.
Avoid clichés. See this site for more information on clichés and avoiding
them – The Writing Center

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