2-page Proposal paper

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Use a Catchy Title: Ex: “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”: Examining Domestic Abuse in Hurston’s Short

Story “Sweat”

Attention-getter

Refer to key words in the course outcomes listed in the syllabus.

State your interest: student, English major/future teacher, public speaking, black history enthusiast, curious

scholar, etc.

What do you see in the text that you would like to interpret and critique?

Write a claim or thesis referring to one of the class discussion points or add more.

Raise questions.

Summary of three (3) literary articles:

Locate 3 articles from any of the following databases: Literary Reference Center, Literature ONLINE, and MLA

International Bibliography. Explain how you will use the articles in your paper.

If you had to present this paper, what presentation tools would you use? What sound or visuals could you add to

make the project interesting and appealing? List 3-4 audio-visual sources specific to your topic.

Suggest benefits.

What will readers gain or learn by reading your literary research paper? Provide 2-3 ways you expand ideas on the

topic.