+ Monday, February 14 Turn in printout of poem you selected Take out notes We will be going over how to start your paper and outline Meet in LAB 1 tomorrow Homework: Journal Enter sources and make notecards in noodletools Make your outline on noodletools and bring to class on Wednesday

+ I have my author…what should I do next????

+ Goals for Today Feel more comfortable and confident about writing the research paper Understand what basic components will be included in the paper Know what is needed for the outline due Wednesday

+ Steps for starting your paper Gather your information Brainstorm Create an outline Gather evidence Support your thesis*

+ Gather your information Research using the Library database Biography in Context Literature Resource Center Enter citations into noodletools Make notecards in noodletools Can work with an outline on noodle *You should be doing most of this already*

+ Brainstorm Use your journal Analyze your poem Think of a thesis (this can evolve as you write your paper) What aspects of your author’s life do you want to include? What historical events/contexts are important? Are there other poems from your author that you want to include?

+ Everyone’s paper will have…. Introduction Attention getter Background info Thesis Conclusion Tying in your main points to you thesis Recap, remind us of what you said and why it supports your thesis Restate your thesis Ending sentence An introduction and a conclusion

+ Everyone’s paper will have… Everyone will have these components, but not necessarily in the same order You may want to start off with a background about the author and historical context in order to setup your poem analysis When analyzing your poem, you will be using evidence from the author’s life, historical context, and literary critiques in order to support your thesis Quotes and paraphrases using in-text citations Discussion of the author’s life, historical context, and analysis of the poem

+ Tips New point, new paragraph Should support your thesis, don’t get off track Need evidence to support your point Don’t be limited to a 5 paragraph essay format. That won’t work for a 6-8 page research paper. Introduction (1 paragraph).5-1 page Author’s life (~2 paragraphs) ~ pages Historical context (~2 paragraphs) ~ pages Poem analysis (~4 paragraphs) ~ 3.5 pages Conclusion (1-2 paragraphs).5 – 1 page

+ Create an outline Organize your thoughts How do you want to present your information? Let’s think about the poem we read together, The Tyger by William Wordsworth In your notes, write down: 4 main points you would put in your paper about The Tyger Think about what is most important about what we learned about Wordsworth, the history, and the poem itself Due this Wednesday

+ What I want for your outline Introduction and conclusion placeholder Order of your paper Author’s life Main points (A, B) Support for A and B Historical context Main points (A, B) Support for A and B Poem Analysis Main points (A, B) Support for A and B You points can relate to formal aspects of the poem (structure, meter, rhyme scheme, etc) or analytical aspects

+ Homework Journal Enter sources and make notecards in noodletools Make your outline on noodletools for Wednesday Meet in LAB 1 tomorrow