RESEARCH PAPER ~ EN104 ~ CONAWAY Your paper may be written as ONE of the following: -- a detailed character analysis (including

personality characteristics as well as discussion of the specific conflict [inner or with another character], observable changes or stasis, or realizations). Do NOT use a story weve read. -- an examination of the same theme, or use of point of view or of symbolism or of setting in TWO or more works of the same author [for example, popular culture in Oates or violence in OConnors stories] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE RESEARCH PAPER MUST: -- HAVE A TITLE PAGE and A MINIMUM OF FOUR [NO MORE THAN SIX] PAGES and A WORKS CITED PAGE [6-8 pages total] -- BE TYPED [double spaced, 1 margins, standard size 12 font] -- CITE AT LEAST three SOURCES OF LITERARY CRITICISM within the text using correct MLA citation format ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Noteeach step counts as a quiz Tues 8 Nov -LIBRARY (1) choose author and working topic--review of how to find articles [specifically for literature] and class time to begin research (2)THESIS & PROPOSAL DUE-- typed [thesis must take a positionpresent an argument and the proposal should explain how your essay will support the thesis] (3) PRELIMINARY WORKS CITED PAGE DUE [MLA]--typed [with photocopies of articleshighlight or underline material to be quoted or paraphrased in essay (4) OUTLINE DUE--typed RESEARCH PAPER DUE

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~ THE RESEARCH PAPER (and each preparatory step)MUST BE TURNED IN AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS ON THE DUE DATE FOR FULL CREDIT ~ Remember: the Writing Lab is open every day and can help you with each step of this process l