Introduction to Literary Research

Folks, here is a draft of our annotated edition of Common Sense. There is a bit more work to be done, but this is close to complete.

Paine Paper Ideas

Below find a link to two strong essays written for this class last fall.
Sample Essays

More notes on Common Sense

Let me show you three ways to comment on your pdfs in the Tom Paine Annotation Project.  The first is simple enough, and I’ve shown it to you in class; the second is useful; and the third is probably the best (but you should decide for yourself.
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Simply select “Comment” from the horizontal tool bar at […]

Remember to format titles correctly. Titles of full-length works are italicized. Titles of works within longer works — thus essay titles, most poem titles, short story titles — are placed in quotation marks.
When naming authors or scholars for the first time, it is standard to use their full name or the full name […]

Your 10 individual research questions with all appropriate commentary, works cited sections, and 3-page intro is now due Monday October 12th. Keep working.

See the new Anatomy of a Citation here. It should be MLA 2009 compliant.

Don’t forget, this assignment is due Friday September 25th.

Don’t forget.