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Research Paper Construction

Research Paper Construction. I’ve got lots of cards…now what?. The Sort. Form topical piles with your cards. What topics do you have the most information on? Remove all others from your desk. Preliminary Outline. Select two of these three aspects of your poet to analyze:

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Research Paper Construction

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  1. Research Paper Construction I’ve got lots of cards…now what?

  2. The Sort • Form topical piles with your cards. • What topics do you have the most information on? • Remove all others from your desk.

  3. Preliminary Outline • Select two of these three aspects of your poet to analyze: • one aspect of his life, • his poetry's content (choose 1-3 poems), • or his poetic style (choose 1-3 poems).

  4. Model 1 A Man in Crisis Thesis: Tennessee Williams’ troubling homosexuality is reflected in his later plays’ tormented characters. • troubling homosexuality (life) • tormented characters (content) • A Streetcar Named Desire • The Glass Menagerie

  5. Model 2 A Glimpse of Trauma Thesis: Tennessee Williams reveals the pain of his tormented characters through eloquent metaphors. • tormented characters (content) • A Streetcar Named Desire • eloquent metaphors (style) • The Glass Menagerie

  6. Your Voice • If possible, include your attitude toward your poet’s life, content, or style. • In these examples the attitude words are “troubling”, “tormented” and “eloquent”. • These words emphasize your opinion about your poet.

  7. For those who are ahead… • Sentence outline format: • Expand points I and II to A, B, and C. • Parallel sentence structure • Double-space entire outline • More to come Monday!

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