Portfolio Project Outline and Specified Cultural Analysis

The Portfolio Project is a 5-7-page research paper (approximately 1,500-1,750 words) designed to require you to expand your understanding of Things Fall Apart by combining knowledge and application of content with your own interpretation and judgment. See the Assignment Page in Module 8 for full details on both options for the Portfolio Project requirements.

This week, in Module 5, the outline of the paper is due. Refer to the lecture material and the information below for more information on constructing this document. Be sure to incorporate your ideas from Weeks 2 and 4 when composing this outline.

Outline:

1. Submit a topic outline and a paragraph outline. You may want to use APA heading rules to help you set up and organize your outline.
2. Demonstrate a clear thesis and organization for the paper. As you have revised the thesis several times at this point, feel free to share your various versions of the thesis, and feel free to ask any questions about the thesis in your thesis area of the submission.
3. Include specific details to support the subpoints of the thesis and develop those subpoints in our paragraph plan of
   • topic sentence
   • cited evidence/examples
   • analysis.