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ENGLISH 201 RESEARCH PAPER ASSIGNMENT

Literature: A Raisin In The Sun by Hansberry, Lorraine.

The requirements for the research paper are as follows:

Write a thesis-driven essay of 5-7 pages, one in which you use research to enrich your own analysis of the primary text of literature you are exploring. As in your other essays, the emphasis will be on your own interpretation and analysis, backed up with evidence from the primary text(“A Raisin in the Sun”). the research that you do should not be a substitute for your own analysis. You must prove your points by giving your own arguments and explanations, and provide evidence (including quotations) from the work of literature you are writing about. You should never use a critic’s ideas a s a substitute for providing evidence from the text of a literary work.

You can pick any one of the topics below:

1. Walter Lees's inner jpurney

2. The issue of race and/or class in the play

3. Gender issues

4 Take a symbol and show how it functions in the play.

5. The theme of heritage in the play

6. The issue of manhood in the play.

7. American dreams in the play

The research paper should be formatted as follows:

At least 3 outside critical sources plus the play.  

Double space,

12 pts. font. 

Length: 5-7pages( it could be longer) (excluding the Works Cited page, No need of title page).

You must use MLA format style, including parenthetical citations and a works cited page.

DO NOT USE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE ESSAY.

DO not use quotations from secondary sources:

Most of your essay should consist of your own explanation and analysis of a literary work. Use quotes only to make your point, after you have explained your ideas in full detail and provided evidence from the work of literature that you are discussing in your essay. Do not use too many quotes from secondary sources.