05 Dec Essay #4 – Research Analysis Guidelines and Outline

Essay #4 – Research Analysis  Guidelines and Outline

Format:  MLA format with MLA works cited page

Length: minimum 6-8 pages typed

Font and Spacing:  Times New Roman 12pt, Double Spaced

References:  Use at least 4 sources.

Prompt:

  What ties do you observe between life and the art of the written word?  Select a theme or issue and at least two works of literature from the textbook. It can be a poem, story, or play, to illustrate this connection.

Suggestions:

 – Define Literature in your introduction. Reflect of its importance.  Feel free to quote someone else’s definition but be sure to reference MLA style.  (1/2 -1 page)

– Select an issue or aspect of life that you will be focusing on.   Then select at least two works of literature, i.e. poems, plays, songs, stories, or films.  Spend time detailing and reflecting on the theme or issue.  How is your topic important to the overall human experience?  (1-2 pages)     

– Next, discuss the works of literature you have selected.  Engage them critically; do not just summarize them.  Think about what each piece says about your topic and how it conveys its message.  Why are these pieces important? How does the work of art expand and complicate its theme?  Does the work tell us something new?  (1 1/2 – 2 pages per work of literature)(3-4 pages total)

–  Consider the themes of the works.    –  For your conclusion, what is the overall connection of literature and life?  What can we learn from each work?  Why do we care about the theme of the words? How do these works of literature, and literature in general, enrich the human condition and experience?   (1/2-1 page)

Outline

I. Introduction

 – Define Literature in your introduction. Reflect of its importance.  Feel free to quote someone else’s definition but be sure to reference MLA style.  (1/2 -1 page)

Quote from where you feel constable

     A. Literature

          1. What is Literature?