Introduction to Literary Research

Here are more drafts for our perusal: More Drafts.

Here is some of your work: DRAFTS.

Folks, here is the draft of our annotated edition of Common Sense.

Paine Paper Ideas

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

Sample Essays

More notes on Common Sense

I thought we might take a look at some notes I took while reading Common Sense. See them below.

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.
1.

• Simply select “Comment” from the horizontal tool bar at the top of the pdf, then select “Add Sticky Note.”
• Move the note into the margin (righr or left) near the text you want to annotate, then open “Options” in the Sticky Note itself.
• From “Options” select “Properties.”
• Select the “General” tab and set “Author” and “Subject.”
• The”Subject” line should make clear the word or phrase you are annotating.

2.

• Select “Comment” from the horizontal tool bar at the top of the pdf, then select “Show Comment & Markup Toolbar.”
• From the new toolbar select the “Text Edits,” which is second from the left and which takes you to the “Text Edit Tool.”
• With tool invoked select the passage you want to annotate.
• Then Right Click with your mouse to see various options: choose “Add Note to Text (Comment).”
• From here proceed as if with a standard Sticky Note.

3.

• Select “Comment” from the horizontal tool bar at the top of the pdf, then select “Show Comment & Markup Toolbar.”
• From the new toolbar select the “Text Edits,” which is second from the left and which takes you to the “Text Edit Tool.”
• With tool invoked select the passage you want to annotate.
• Then Right Click with your mouse to see various options: choose “Underline Text (Comment).”
• Click on the underlined text and a comment box appears.
• From here proceed as if with a standard Sticky Note.

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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 as given on title pages, thus “Paul J. Korshin” and “J. R. R. Tolkien.” It is not standard to provide their titles (both of these men had PhDs and were professors). Once they have been identified, refer to them with last names only, thus Korshin and Tolkien. The same holds true for female authors. There is a tendency to refer to Emily or Virginia when writing about Dickinson or Woolf. Once they have been introduced, use last names only.

When first discussing an essay that will figure prominently in your analysis, provide both the author’s name and the essay title. The title of the journal is optional, depending upon the point you are trying to make.

Mush for must, tow for two, defiantly for definitely — the spell checker won’t pick up these errors; you need to catch them yourself.

Use page numbers. They are easy enough to apply and they can be very helpful. In general, format your essays with care. Here are some examples for your consideration.