Literary Analysis Research Paper: PART II Research

In this part of the Literary Analysis project, you will enhance the scope of your previously-written paper by adding background information and/or critical insights from outside sources. 

DAY 2:

• Read “Finding and using credible sources,” posted under the Course Resources heading on the home page of this course.
• Research outside sources. Using the tools the handout provides, find credible sources that will further enhance your reader’s understanding of the story or poem you chose to write about.  Would your reader benefit from knowing more about the writer’s life?  Is there background information that your reader would appreciate knowing?  Would understanding more about a particular writing technique aid your reader’s understanding?  At this stage, your background section of three to five additional paragraphs should still be rough, maybe in the form of notes or an outline.
• Take notes for information you will use to add three to five additional paragraphs to your previously written paper.
• Produce an annotated bibliography of five to eight outside sources.  See the information about annotated bibliographies on "Finding and using credible sources," posted under the Course Resources heading on the home page of this course. You will not use every source you find, but this will give you an array of possible material you may end up using. Make sure you format the bibliography using APA Style. This will save you time later, when you are citing the sources you do end up using. You may also want to re-check a resource, and you'll have all the information ready at hand.
• Upload the annotated bibliography for feedback from the instructor.

NOTE: The advice about annotated bibliographies suggests you should read each source. For our purposes, skimming each source or reading the first paragraph or two to get a good idea of its contents will be fine. What you should accomplish is a working list of possible sources.