Times New Roman, 12 pt. font.
MLA or CHICAGO citation style (whatever you are more comfortable with)
Plagiarism will result in an automatic failure of the assignment, with no option to redo the assignment. If you have any questions about what constitutes plagiarism, please don’t hesitate to consult with me.
OPTION 1: THEORETICAL APPLICATION
Please select one scholar’s work (or primary source—i.e. Aristotle and Plato) whose ideas have been particularly generative for you and apply their argument to a play we have read. PLEASE NOTE, however that you may not do a pairing in which the scholar explicitly references the work in question (i.e. Odai Johnson and The Eunuch). The aim of this assignment is to provide both a close reading of a scholar’s argument alongside an analysis one of the plays we have discussed. Exemplary papers will marshal textual evidence from both sources, analyze the texts in unique ways, and demonstrate the ways in which the scholar’s argument is productive, but also the ways in which it might not fully explain the text at hand. This paper should point towards your own original interpretation of the play—that draws from, but is not fully beholden to, the scholar or source’s argument.
*interdisciplinary option: you may choose a text from an outside class as a lens through which to analyze the play. However, I must approve the text first.
GRADING
All papers will be grading on the following elements:
Introductory paragraph(s) that includes a clear thesis- 20%
This paragraph should set forth the central question animating your paper and should
offer YOUR argument. This argument may build on the work of another scholar (particularly if you chose option one), but it must ultimately be your own argument. For a paper of this length, one paragraph should be all you need, but two may be helpful.
Clear organization of your argument- 30%
Your paper should be organized in a manner that supports your argument. Each
paragraph should in some way advance, nuance, or complicate the argument of your thesis. Topic and concluding sentences of each paragraph should help tie your paper to its argumentative thrust.
Well-chosen textual evidence and adequate analysis- 20%
You should support each claim you make with textual evidence AS WELL AS analysis of
that evidence. No claims should go unsupported, and no evidence should go unanalyzed
Conclusion- 10%
Your paper arrives at a conclusion that both reiterates your argument, and perhaps
offers new directions for that argument.
Overall Style- 20%
Your paper has been written with attention to clarity and detail. The writing itself is specific and there are few generalizations without adequate supporting evidence (No: “Since the dawn of time” statements). The manuscript itself is clean with few grammatical errors/typos. Citations are thorough and consistent throughout
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