Aim: How do we approach the Senior Research Paper? Do Now: Which work has been the most interesting to you in your high school career?

Research Question & Annotated Bibliography 3 Sources: 1 Primary, 2 Secondary, 1 Must be a book. Oral Presentation & Thesis Statement The presentation should run between 3-6 minutes. Oral Presentation Quizzes You will pay attention and take notes on the presentations and be quizzed on the information given. Final Written Paper 1,000 Words = 5 Pages Including a Works Cited Page, No Cover Page 4 Parts 4 Parts

Topics Choose a Text “The Yellow Wallpaper” One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Hamlet As I Lay Dying I will allow you to choose a text that you’ve read in another English class. “The Yellow Wallpaper” One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Hamlet As I Lay Dying I will allow you to choose a text that you’ve read in another English class. Choose a Theme Existential Crisis The Depiction of Women Freudian Reading Social Structure Madness Characters Trapped by Fate The Tragic Hero Individual vs. Society Freedom vs. Confinement Existential Crisis The Depiction of Women Freudian Reading Social Structure Madness Characters Trapped by Fate The Tragic Hero Individual vs. Society Freedom vs. Confinement

Let’s Begin… After choosing your topic of interest, you are ready to begin the research. Your research must begin with a question. 8/2/ 8/2/ According to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab, “The analytical research paper often begins with the student asking a question (a.k.a. a research question) on which he has taken no stance. Such a paper is often an exercise in exploration and evaluation. For example, perhaps one is interested in the Old English poem Beowulf. He has read the poem intently and desires to offer a fresh reading of the poem to the academic community. His question may be as follows. How should one interpret the poem Beowulf?” According to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab, “The analytical research paper often begins with the student asking a question (a.k.a. a research question) on which he has taken no stance. Such a paper is often an exercise in exploration and evaluation. For example, perhaps one is interested in the Old English poem Beowulf. He has read the poem intently and desires to offer a fresh reading of the poem to the academic community. His question may be as follows. How should one interpret the poem Beowulf?”

Possible Research Questions: What is a Freudian reading of As I Lay Dying? How does McMurphy’s character in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest depict the conflict of individual vs. society? How does Faulkner depict the plight of women in As I Lay Dying? Can Gatsby be considered a tragic hero? How are the elements of the supernatural depicted in “The Yellow Wallpaper” and Hamlet?

MONTUESWEDTHURSFRI Research Question Annotated Bibliographies th Marking PD Presentation31Presentation1Presentations2 Presentations3 Spring Break 6 Spring Break 7 Spring Break 8 Spring Break 9 Spring Break 10 Spring Break MARCHMARCH APRILAPRIL FINAL PAPER DUE: MONDAY, APRIL 27 TH. NO EXTENSIONS!

What is an Annotated Bibliography? An annotative bibliography contains a brief summary of each of your sources along with the citation of your source. You are to cite the reference as you would for a Works Cited list and include a paragraph explaining your source and what type of information it provides. An annotative bibliography contains a brief summary of each of your sources along with the citation of your source. You are to cite the reference as you would for a Works Cited list and include a paragraph explaining your source and what type of information it provides. One of the sources must be a book. Odds are you won’t need the contents of an entire book for your paper but simply a chapter or two. You are to cite these chapters or pages as specifically as possible. You might want to use Google search engines or Wikipedia and the like as a way to familiarize yourself with the kind of information out there on your particular topic, but you cannot use these sites as credible sources. Databases such as JSTOR and Project Muse would be good. A good place to start is the school library. It will be given a copy of your assignment.

Mandel, Jerome. "The Grotesque Rose: Medieval Romance and The Great Gatsby." Modern Fiction Studies 34(1988): Mandel argues that Gatsby follows many of the conventions of medieval romance, and analyzes East and West Egg as competing courts, Buchanan as a prince/Lord with Daisy as unattainable queen/fair lady. Gatsby and Nick are both construed as knights; Jordan is only mentioned in passing as a sort of attendant figure on Queen Daisy. This whole analysis seems somewhat farfetched. Mandel, Jerome. "The Grotesque Rose: Medieval Romance and The Great Gatsby." Modern Fiction Studies 34(1988): Mandel argues that Gatsby follows many of the conventions of medieval romance, and analyzes East and West Egg as competing courts, Buchanan as a prince/Lord with Daisy as unattainable queen/fair lady. Gatsby and Nick are both construed as knights; Jordan is only mentioned in passing as a sort of attendant figure on Queen Daisy. This whole analysis seems somewhat farfetched. Here are some examples of what your Annotated Bibliography should look like. Fryer, Sarah Beebe. "Beneath the Mask: The Plight of Daisy Buchanan." Critical Essays on F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Ed. Scott Donaldson. Boston: G.K. Hall, This is a feminist essay that argues that Daisy is trapped in cultural constructions of Rich Wife and Pretty Girl - she chooses the "unsatisfactory stability" of her marriage because of those constructions. Fryer's only mention of Jordan is a foil to Daisy - - "Like Jordan, Daisy is affected" (156). Fryer, Sarah Beebe. "Beneath the Mask: The Plight of Daisy Buchanan." Critical Essays on F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Ed. Scott Donaldson. Boston: G.K. Hall, This is a feminist essay that argues that Daisy is trapped in cultural constructions of Rich Wife and Pretty Girl - she chooses the "unsatisfactory stability" of her marriage because of those constructions. Fryer's only mention of Jordan is a foil to Daisy - - "Like Jordan, Daisy is affected" (156).

Aim: How do we begin the research process? Do Now: What are your ideas for your research question? Share them with a partner.

Primary vs. Secondary Sources Your primary source will be the text that you’ve chosen to focus on. The secondary sources will be books, chapters, articles, essays, criticisms, etc that are related to your primary source. For Example: If you working on Hamlet, your primary source will be Hamlet and your secondary sources will be essays or articles on Hamlet, such as T.S. Eliot’s essay, “Hamlet and His Problems” and Ernest Jones’ book, Hamlet and Oedipus. Hamlet By William Shakespeare “Hamlet and His Problems” By T.S. Eliot Hamlet and Oedipus By Ernest Jones

Verifying a source. You must look for key facts about your source in order to use it: Author Credible Institution Publication Copyright Date or Date of Publication.edu and.gov Going online…

MLA Format – Citing a Book Book Last name, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Kesey, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. New York: New American Library, Print. Can you provide a citation for As I Lay Dying?

MLA Format – Citing an Online Source Author and/or editor names (if available) Article name in quotation marks (if applicable) Title of the Website, project, or book in italics. Any version numbers available, including revisions, posting dates, volumes, or issue numbers. Publisher information, including the publisher name and publishing date. Take note of any page numbers (if available). Medium of publication. Date you accessed the material. URL (if required, or for your own personal reference; MLA does not require a URL).

MLA Format – Citing an Online Source Online Source Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov Web. 10 May Useful links:

Still unsure? me your source or link… Be sure to indicate why you might want to use this source and your reasons for not being sure about it. If you send me an with just a web address and no explanation, I will not respond.

Aim: How do we format an Annotated Bibliography? Do Now: Where are you in your research? Do you have your 2 secondary sources? Is one of them a book?

What is an Annotated Bibliography? An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to book, articles, essays, etc. followed by a brief description of each source. The point of the annotated bibliography is to inform the reader of the relevance of your sources to your final research paper. An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to book, articles, essays, etc. followed by a brief description of each source. The point of the annotated bibliography is to inform the reader of the relevance of your sources to your final research paper.

Format Last name, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Provide a paragraph that summarizes what this work offers. Be as specific as possible. What can you learn from this source? Make a statement about how this work will be useful to your paper. 1/ 1/ Last name, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Provide a paragraph that summarizes what this work offers. Be as specific as possible. What can you learn from this source? Make a statement about how this work will be useful to your paper. 1/ 1/

Provide this heading format. You should indent everything after the first line of your citation. Use Times New Roman font. Your entire document should be double spaced. Don’t use any extra spacing. There should be 1 inch margins all around. Use Times New Roman font. Your entire document should be double spaced. Don’t use any extra spacing. There should be 1 inch margins all around. Make sure to provide your research question at the top.