Your research paper, seeking to answer a question about the 19th-century American or British novel you have read, should be at least five to seven pages in length, cite at least three scholarly sources, and include a “Works Cited” page. It should featurelogical paragraph breaks, an introduction that frames your argument, and a conclusion. Write in the active voice. You should make a specific claim about the text and support that claim by analyzing evidence from the text and positioning your argument in relation to other scholars’ arguments. Appropriate use of textual evidence from the novel and from your research iskey to successful research papers.
Be sure to introduce and integrate quotes (see Explication Worksheet for examples).
You should reference at least 3 scholarly works. You must include an in-text citation every time you reference information you obtained from an outside source. Each in-text citation must correspond to a Works Cited entry.
For citations, use MLA format. Purdue’s Online Writing Lab is a useful resource: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html
DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!!!! If you do, I and/or turnitin.com will find out and you will receive zero points for the assignment. Plagiarism includes submitting a paper (or parts of a paper) you previously submitted to another class for credit. Do not copy and paste language from the internet and present it as your own.
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