4 pages research

Task: Research and find two or more scholarly source that you feel adds a theoretical framework to your discussion of either (Expatriates and Little Mother to her) or La Haine by itself, Give an account of each source and how the ideas they bring up might offer a fuller understanding of the short story, the novel or the films.

Requirements

• 4 pages, MLA for citation

You can pick the angle you prefer to examine the texts. Some possible discussions could be the idea of home,

diaspora, identity, homeland, hybridity.

Make sure that in your paper you will have these aspect examined:

Aspect 1: Discussion of the sources.

Provide a summary of the articles (book chapters or books) that identifies the main argument that the author is making and adds other relevant details. Reference the texts specifically by quoting from them.

Aspect 2: Discussion of the topic related to the reading.

Relate the idea(s) from the source above and apply them to an analysis of the text or texts you have chosen. Here you are creating your own prompt/thesis. Construct your own argument and support it with evidence from the text, quotations etc. Somewhere in your discussion of the theme/idea you have chosen, you will also integrate the sources. This could be as part of your thesis or to support or develop a point in one of your body paragraphs.

Sources

Find articles on a topic that we have been considering through the course or that might relate to the text. You can refer to our Blackboard discussion board to get some ideas about this. This should be scholarly articles in a journal or book (you can also reference a whole book) – not from a newspaper or non-scholarly magazine. Be careful about where you find your sources. You need to be able to relate your thesis to the material you’re writing about. You’re looking for something that gives you an idea about how to think about the text.

Grading

It is very important to use supporting examples from the text and thoughtful analysis of those examples to illustrate your points. I will look for the following in your essay:

• Use of appropriate examples from the text and from the secondary sources that illustrate and support your claims: quotations and brief paraphrases.

• Careful and thoughtful analysis and explanation of those textual examples and what they show.

• Proper use of MLA for in-text citations, the Works Cited page, and general format.

• Objective presentation of the text avoiding subjective response (limited “I,” no “you”) and summary.

• A conclusion that does not simply repeat the thesis, but add some analysis, giving the reader something to think about.

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