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Assignment
1: Term Paper of (Chosen Author)’s (Chosen Work)
Due
Week 8 and worth 200 points
Select
any American author and a short story, long poem (over 50 lines), several short
poems (equaling about 50 lines), or short play by the author. You must choose a work (or works) that was
NOT part of the assigned readings for the course. Identify your chosen
author and work on the title page of this assignment. For example: Term Paper
of Mark Twain’s Huck Finn.
Write
a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
- Summarize the
historical, cultural, and philosophical context for the author’s writing.
- Describe the
author’s life, including dates, where he or she lived, his / her
education, his / her profession, and any significant life circumstances
that had an impact on his / her work.
- Provide a short
survey of the author’s body of literary work.
- Summarize the
selected work using your own words.
- Describe the main
theme(s) or idea(s) expressed in the work, using citations from the text
to support your answer.
- Discuss the author’s
literary techniques in the selected work (for example, use of language,
imagery, literary form, point of view, plot development, etc.), using
citations from the work to support your answer.
- Research and cite at
least three (3) critical sources on the selected work (not including the
textbook). These should be academic works. Do not use Wikipedia or
equivalent sources.
Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced,
using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations
and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment including the chosen author and
work, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the
required assignment page length.
The
specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Analyze the major themes of American texts within their historical,
cultural, and philosophical contexts.
- Analyze American texts from a variety of literary perspectives.
- Use technology and
information resources to research issues in American literature.
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