The abstract and annotated bibliography will help you prepare for the final paper.
Some directions you may pursue in developing your own original argument (this is not exhaustive):
-character analysis
-narrative structure
-genre
-historicization
-thematic
-form and content
-intermedia
-comparative
The abstract functions as a proposal for your final paper. It should be around 250 words and include a clear, coherent, focused, and argumentative thesis statement. You must define your terms and provide a brief summary of how you will support this argument. Feedback on your abstract should be incorporated into your final paper.
The annotated bibliography consists of six peer-reviewed sources on the text in proper MLA format.
The annotated bibliography will consist of six sources on your research topic. The sources must be peer-reviewed.
• For three of those sources, please write a 5-6 sentence summary of the criticism and its relevance to your argument. You can take one of multiple approaches. You may agree with the argument and push it further with your own argument. You may also mostly agree with the criticism but find that it overlooks a significant element that you provide in your argument. Perhaps you do not agree with the criticism at all, and your paper will refute the critic’s argument (this would be the trickiest and perhaps least useful).
