British Literature I
Research Assignment
Write an essay explaining the heroic characteristics of one
character from the assigned readings – ex. How does Sir Gawain represent the characteristics of a hero as expressed in Middle English culture and
literature?
Readings List: Choose
one.
“The Dream of the Rood”
“The Wanderer”
Beowulf
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales–“The Wife of
Bath’s Prologue and Tale”
Get your chosen topic approved in advance. Email (in canvas) your topic for approval no later
than Tuesday, September 28.
Earlier is always better.
While most of your ideas for explaining Middles Ages heroism
will probably be acceptable, do not begin researching and writing the essay
until the topic is confirmed.
Your paper should adhere to the following guidelines:
MLA format: Document design and sources
RESEARCH: Two secondary sources (critical sources) from the C
library database Academic Search Complete.
DO NOT USE MORE OR LESS THAN 2 SECONDARY SOURCES AND YOUR
TEXTBOOK.
ALL SOURCES MUST BE QUOTED AND CITED IN MLA
FORMAT.–PARAPHRASES AND SUMMARIES ARE NOT ALLOWED. POINTS WILL BE SUBTRACTED FOR USING
PARAPHRASES OR SUMMARIES.
Length: at least 3
complete pages of essay text (not
counting Works Cited page) —points will be subtracted for less than three
pages of essay length.
Standard American English grammar, spelling, punctuation,
etc.
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