2. Each student review paper must be a critical examination of the focus work chosen by the student that matches the assigned topic. It must include the following, with 1 to 1½ pages for each section of the paper: (1) what was the author’s purpose in creating the work and did they properly achieve that goal, (2) critique the content by analyzing one specific aspect of what you have read/examined (chose one theme/motif/or symbol that is prominent in the work), and (3) relate the work to your life and/or society today. If you are having trouble with #3, please look at the theme or motif you chose again, themes and motifs are the universal ideas from the work that we can relate to ourselves, in some way. The overarching goal of the student paper is to assess the author’s ability to express and explore the major concepts presented in the work, and to provide your opinion of the work. Students are required to include at least three reliable sources for each paper: the source work you are examining and two supporting pieces of research. Students are required to cite passages from the source work you are examining and the two other research sources to support your critique but, please avoid long and/or excessive quotation. You must use either MLA or CMS for your in-text citations and quotations, and for your bibliography.
1-2 citations per page is required. You must include a bibliography at the end of the paper
, on a fresh page, by itself, and properly formatted please (you must use a style guide and follow it correctly [MLA or CMS]).
3. Format: All written work for the course must follow this format: 12 point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with 1” margins on all sides, in black font for the color, with page numbers with your last name in the top right corner (e.g Smith 1). Please provide a full label, on the first page only, before beginning your paper and place it in the top left corner (full name, course and number, which paper topic it is, and the title of the focus work you are examining). All course documents must be submitted to the correct locations on Bb in
Microsoft Word (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) ONLY
to ensure the professor can open and read them (if it is not in one of these two formats, or if it is turned in to the wrong location, it is automatically a “0 F