Assignment:
Compose a documented research paper on a major literary author and short story you will like to examine in-depth. The essay will present your own interpretation, evaluation, and argument about a literary author and their text. Need Assignment Help?
Your analysis of a primary text will be informed and supported by the work of experts in the field. The end product will be a thoughtful, critical, and persuasive thesis-driven essay about the meaning, power, and/or structure of a literary text supported through literary analysis and secondary sources.
Consider the following when researching:
Using library and electronic resources to fulfill research objectives
Taking notes, paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting sources
Critical approach and strategies
Author's biography
Influences
Literary movement
Cultural and historical context
1-3 elements of fiction which contribute to the theme and overall meaning of the literary text
*Make sure the critical approach taken (biographical, psychological, historical, sociological, feminist criticism, and/or any other angle) contributes to a meaningful analysis.
Sources:
Three academic sources (peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and/or chapters from scholarly texts).
Two popular sources (magazine article, newspaper article, reputable website, podcast and/or YouTube video).
One primary text/literary text/short story
Follow MLA guidelines.
The literary research paper will be 5 pages (1250-1400 words). Include five quotations from your sources in support of your claims (approximately one quotation per page). Make sure to include documentation (in-text citations and signal phrases) as well as a works cited page.
This assignment will be about "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. This can be done in 9 days, but I need a rough draft file in 2 days.