At the end of the semester you will turn in one comprehensive, revised PERSUASIVE or ANALYTICAL, literary research paper (see The OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab for a clear definition–with examples of these and other types of papers).
NOTE: the final research paper is a LITERARY, not a Social Science, research paper. You will use literary sources and analyze a work of fiction–NOT a social issue, such as the treatment of the elderly in the U.S. In order to turn in a final paper, you MUST HAVE TURNED IN the MLA Exercise on time. Your paper should follow the most current MLA guidelines. In your paper, you must use a minimum of FOUR (4) peer-reviewed, scholarly (primary and secondary) sources. The final paper should be ten to twelve (10-12) pages long (body/text only)—no more, no fewer. You may submit your paper anytime during the semester, but no later than the due date. Papers submitted early on may be revised as often as you care to revise them. Again, late or short work will not be accepted and you will receive a 0 for the assignment. Throughout the semester, I will be available to help you revise your work. You are free to choose your topic but your paper must be a literary research paper focusing on one of the book studied in this course.
Title: The Eyes that were watching God and Racism in Literature.
1. What is MLA style formatting and what is it for?
MLA is a style of documenting and can be used for writing research papers or manuscripts.
2. What is a PEER-REVIEWED article?
A peer reviewed article is when an individual who is an expert in the field reviews a publication to ensure accuracy in the paper.
3.What is an ABSTRACT? Include an example with your definition (you may simply cut & paste your example)
An abstract is a short summary of the paper. It briefly introduces the topic and the important points of the paper.
“ In an orifice and a venturimeter in a flow network, we measured the meter coefficients to be 0.5 0.1 and 0.6 0.15. We measured the Fanning friction factors at steady state for several pipes and for gate and globe valves. The most important source of error was a leak in the piping network which has to be repaired in order to obtain more precise results.”
4. What is a BIBLIOGRAPHY?
A bibliography lists the sources referenced throughout a paper.
5. What is an ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?
An annotated bibliography lists the sources but also includes an annotation after it that summarizes the source.
Title: The Eyes that were watching God and Racism in Literature.
Abstract Summary:
In the original starting chapters of “The Eyes Were Watching God” written by Zoe Neale Hurston, engages you in a powerful story about love, gender, and jealousy. It entails the life of Janie whose life generates gossip, racist remarks, and judgments from the townspeople. The story takes place in the 20th century, specifically in the 1930’s, a time which negativity ran amuck if you seemed any different. Hurston’s Story is a whirlwind of emotions which reels you in, and allows you to feel the consequences of the characters in the story, and really begin to feel a closeness to these characters. This is a novel in which propelled black based literature, and helped feminist movement in literature progress. A culturally relevant story which deserves the recognition it deserves and then some. This novel advanced black feminism and wrote about it beautifully within the Novel that Zoe Neale Hurston wrote.
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