12th Grade Research Paper

Ms. Jackyra

Authors   Due Dates    The Assignment   Guidelines  

Dates in IMC: Due Dates:

November 21 & 22 Part I: December 2

December 15 & 16 Part II: December 23

January 5 & 6 Part III: January 20

Go directly to the IMC on these dates Complete Essay: February 16

including Works Cited page and rouogh Drafts for Part I, Biography Section (1 - 1 1/2 pages) and Parts II and III

The Assignment
Part I, Biography
Basic background information on the writer

Major events in the writer’s life (focus on events that may have truly changed him/her as a person/as a writer)

Part II, Time period (about 1 ˝ pages):

Describe the style of writing in the time period during which s/he wrote (e.g., Victorian, Modern)

Explain how your writer’s style was similar to the other major writers of the period (i.e., how it was representative of the period)

Explain how s/he differed from the other major writers (i.e., what s/he brought to the period that was unique)

Part III, Criticism (about two pages): This section is on one important short story, novel, play, or poem—Or, if they are short, two poems—by your author, and what has been written about the work(s) (i.e., critical response).

Discuss the major characters (for poems, the speaker and any characters)

Describe the setting

Outline the major events in the plot of the novel or each short story; for poems, give a detailed description of the content of the poem (i.e., describe what the poem is about)

Discuss the themes that appear in the work(s)

Guidelines

Minimum--five full pages; maximum--six pages

Typed in MLA format

Include citations from no fewer than five sources (no more than two sites off the internet)

At least one of those sources must be a book

Papers will be charged 20% off for each school day that they are late (note: four due dates above)

Must contain parenthetical citations where needed

You are expected to use the IMC’s resources for writing a research paper:

Click for  the MLA Style Guide on the IMC Home Page

This site contains useful information on the following: the Works Cited page format; parenthetical citations; citing print and electronic sources (including a sample format); how to type your paper; helpful hints; commonly misused words; transitions; academic integrity; and more. Use it!

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