Assignment: RESEARCH PAPER
INSTRUCTIONS
You must complete the required textbook readings in preparation for the Research Paper. This will equip you to objectively respond to the readings by compiling information from a variety of sources in order to compose a persuasive analysis of a literary work.You will also learn to follow standard usage in English grammar and sentence structure; proceed independently through the various stages of research and integrate sources accurately and effectively; identify the theme and structure of each literary selection as well as the significant characteristics or elements of each genre studied; and evaluate the literary merit of a work (Syllabus MLOs: A, B, C, D, E, F, G and Module/Week 8 LOs: 1, 2).
You will write a 1,500-word (approximately 5pages) paper that addresses 1of the plays from theDrama Unit. At least6 citations, including the primary source and at least 5 secondary, scholarly sources, arerequired for this assignment. Before you begin writing the paper, carefully read the below guidelines for developing your paper topic.Review the Research Paper Grading Rubric to see how your submission will be graded. Gather all of your information, plan the direction of your paper, organize your ideas by developing a 1-page thesis statement and outline, draft your paper, and compile sources used.Format the thesis/outline, draft, and works cited/references/bibliography using current MLA, APA, or Turabian style, (whichever corresponds to your degree program); check your Harbrace Essentials Handbook pp. 106-158 (MLA); pp. 159-192 (APA); pp. 193-220 (Turabian), and/or its companion website, MindTap, to ensure the correct citation format is used.
The final paper must include a title page, thesis statement, and outline, followed by the research paper, and your correctly documented sources page.
You must submit your thesis, outline, rough draft, and works cited/references/bibliography by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 6 for instructor feedback.
Guidelines for Developing Your Paper Topic
The "Writing about Literature" section of your Perrine's Literature textbook (pp. 1-54) and the "Writing" section of Harbrace Essentials (pp. 1-12, 15-16,18-21, 22-28) provide helpful pointers for writing your literary essay and for academic writing in general. Be sure that you have read this section before doing any further work for this assignment. Take particular notice of the examples of drama essays on pp. 48-54 of your Perrine's Literature textbook.
Choose 1 of the prompts below to address in your paper:
1. Write an essay explaining how Sophocles' Oedipus exemplifies or refutes Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero. Review pp. 1,250-1,254 and 1,257-1,258 in your Perrine's Literature textbook for the background and overview of Aristotle's concept of tragedy/the tragic hero and drama. Then,re-read Sophocles' play,Oedipus; you mayreview additional audio-visual resources on the play as well.
2. Discuss William Shakespeare's Othello, the Moor of Venice as a tragedy. As defined by Aristotle, is it correct to label Othello a "tragic hero" and to classify the play as an Aristotelian tragedy? Review pp. 1,250-1,254 and1,257-1,258 in the Perrine's Literaturetextbook for the background and overview of Aristotle's concept of tragedy/the tragic hero and drama. Then, re-read Shakespeare's Othello, the Moor of Venice; you mayreview additional audio-visual resources on the play as well.
3. Discuss the author's perception of death and the treatment of death in Everyman.Be sure to re-read the play in Module before you begin your essay. You mayreview additional audio-visual resources on the play as well.