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MAJOR PAPERSThere are two major papers required for this course. Each will require you to take at least one of the texts from the course and give a compelling argument that offers a specific interpretation about the texts in question. The specific focus of your interpretation can vary depending on what ideas or texts excited you from the course, but the following generalized issues might help focus your thinking on a potential topic:
Please note that you are not limited to the above options: as long as your topic deals with a text from class and offers a strong interpretation that is made through a well-supported argument using quoted material from your primary texts (which include the novels, short stories, and films on the syllabus), your topic will satisfy my minimum expectations. Each paper must do the following:
Special requirements for the First Paper
Special requirements for the Second Paper
Bear in mind that you can compare and contrast multiple works in relationship to a specific theme, or you can focus exclusively on one text. Each of you are encouraged to email potential topics to me for feedback before you start writing. I recommend the following sources available through our library (you may need to log into the Library page to access them):
Friendly Warnings:
Extra Credit Opportunity: As part of my full-time teaching load during the regular school year, I tutor 2 hours a week in the Writing Center, located in the Learning Assistance Laboratory on the second floor of the library in College Hall. If you have your paper draft reviewed by a writing tutor at least three days before the final draft is due, you will receive an additional 5 points on your final paper grade. You can be tutored in person or Online (click here for Online tutoring instructions); submit the paper to an English 102 tutor). To get the credit, have the tutor sign the draft and indicate the time and date of the conference. If the tutoring occurs Online, simply print out the response.
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