Length: Five FULL to six complete pages, double-spaced.
Sources: A minimum of FIVE outside sources. The texts we read can be used (possibly two if comparing works); the others MUST be scholarly articles from the AC databases.—(no Wikipedia! No random .com sites, no SparkNotes, No OTHER sources accepted)—ONLY sources from the AC databases. I will NOT accept an essay that does not utilize the minimum required sources.
Format: Follow MLA8 standards. Include a properly organized Works Cited Page listing sources used and in-text citations that clearly align with sources used.
Other: Do not use the words “it,” “things,” or “anything”; these are vague terms, nor “this, that, these, those” unless immediately followed by a noun (or the specific idea in mind). Furthermore, please eliminate fragments, comma splices, run-ons, or subject-verb agreement errors.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will demonstrate the ability to develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic arguments by preparing a major research paper over a literary topic.
2. Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence by preparing a researched essay that requires this ability.
3. Students will demonstrate the ability to write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief or action by preparing a research paper over a work of literature.
4. Students will apply the conventions of MLA style correctly in regards to page format, in-text citations, and works cited entries in a research paper.
For essay if you do NOT have a Works Cited page, your essay will NOT be accepted, as it will NOT meet the minimum requirements.
√ If your essay does NOT utilize at least the REQUIRED number of outside sources (shown either with an author signal phrase somewhere in the sentence or a parenthetical reference at the end of a sentence), it will not meet the minimum requirements for this essay, and I will NOT accept it.
√ If your essay does NOT meet the MINIMUM LENGTH requirement for this particular assignment, your essay will NOT be accepted
√ If your essay does NOT CONFORM to MLA8 protocol, I will NOT accept it. I EXPECT that you READ the given material and only use MLA, not ANY other style.
√ If your essay merely “reports” information rather than ARGUE, I will not accept it.
√ If your essay neglects to use articles FROM the AC DATABASES, I will NOT accept it.
If your essay does not have parenthetical references (within the text of your essay) or CLEAR AUTHOR SIGNAL phrases at the start of your sentences, indicating EXACTLY where you used WHICH source (of the sources listed in the Works Cited), then I will NOT GRADE the essay. Such oversights show lack of transparency with use of sources, calling into question your overall CREDIBILITY, and again, it does not meet the minimum qualifications for CAREFUL use of sources.
Here are the two Citations for the two Novels
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus. 2018, Project Gutenberg, www.guternber.org/ebooks/6818
Shakespeare, William. The Tragedie of Othello, The Moor of Venice. Nov., 1998, Project Gutenberg, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1531/1531-h/1531-h.htm .
Do NOT forget to include the full source citation in the Works Cited page of your essay r.draft, especially since you will want to use one (or both) for textual evidence as you advance your ARGUMENT essay.
There are NO exceptions–ALL essays MUST propose an ARGUMENT, a CLAIM that requires proof.
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Steps: Go to Angelina College Website (www.angelina.edu) > Current Students Tab > Library > List of Online Resources > Scroll down to Resources by Subject > Use from the list of Language/Literature (10) preferably Bloom’s Literature, Gale Literary, and JSTOR
Choose from 1 of 8 themes as the topic from the document attached below