In this part of the Literary Analysis Research project, you will decide how to use the source material you have discovered.
DAY 3:
- Using at least three credible sources you have discovered:
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- Write a three-to five-paragraph background section. Add it to your paper. You will probably have to rewrite your paper to some extent to make the argument flow smoothly with this new information.
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- You may also choose to enhance existing paragraphs with quotations or references from the background information.
- Consult the following resources listed under the Course Resources heading on the home page of this course:
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- How to quote from a literary text or outside sources
- Using APA Style to cite a literary source
- Avoiding plagiarism in literary papers
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- REFLECT ON THE RESEARCH PROCESS
Answer these questions:
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- Did you decide to add an additional section of background material? Reflect on how this will help your own readers better understand the poem or story you are discussing.
- Did you decide to add opinions from outside sources to your own opinions as you wrote the middle paragraphs of your paper, giving evidence/examples for your ideas about the poem or story? Reflect on how this will better help your own reader understand the poem or story you are discussing.
- Reflect on the types of outside sources you found and were able to use. Which proved to be the most valuable, and why?
- Check back through your paper to make sure that you actually developed and enhanced your own ideas through the use of these outside sources. Remember: they should not “show off” your hunt for sources, and they should never replace your own ideas.
