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*Research Paper Outline: choose a question on which you would write a research paper of around ten pages in length (based on the specifications of the style sheet)  
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*Research Paper Outline: Choose a question on which you would write a research paper of around ten pages in length (based on the specifications of the style sheet) and do the preparatory work that would allow you to actually start writing.
  
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*How to go about it:
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**Preferably pick a question that interests you, a genuine question (i.e. one to which you do not already know the answer).
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**Find out whether other people have already written about this (or related) questions (you can use the MLA Bibliography, for example), and find out what their positions were, whether they agree with each other, or how and why they differ etc.
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**Decide what your own position would be in this discussion and how you would support it (using, for example, some of the analytical skills and historical information that you have gained in the course of the Basismodul)
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**Then write up your assignment, which must consist of four parts:
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***1) A Title. This must state the question that you are working on and perhaps even the particular view on it that you will seek to present.
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***2) A Table of Contents. This must function as a structural outline, with "chapter headings" that give an indication of the structure of your paper and your argument).
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***3) An Abstract. 1-2 paragraphs in which you explain WHAT your chosen topic is, WHY it is important to work on this topic (what difference it makes and to whom), and HOW you how you would want to tackle your question.
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***4) A Bibliography (again according to the specifications of the style sheet) that lists the texts and sources you would use. This should include at least around six titles of critical and scholarly articles or books relevant to your theme.
  
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a title, put up a plan, compile a bibliography, give a gist of how you would want to tackle your question
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*Maximum Length 3-4 pages
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*You should start from an observation or a response that
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*Date due: Aug. 15th 2007
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*Length 3-4 pages
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:*Abstract: 1-2 paragraphs
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*NOTE: your question must address materials covered in the course of [[2007 BM1 Introduction to Literature, Part 2|Part 2 of Basismodul 1]]
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*Date to hand in: Aug. 15th 2007
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*Materials only those mentioned on [[2007 BM1 Introduction to Literature, Part 2]]
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Revision as of 18:16, 26 June 2007

  • Research Paper Outline: Choose a question on which you would write a research paper of around ten pages in length (based on the specifications of the style sheet) and do the preparatory work that would allow you to actually start writing.
  • How to go about it:
    • Preferably pick a question that interests you, a genuine question (i.e. one to which you do not already know the answer).
    • Find out whether other people have already written about this (or related) questions (you can use the MLA Bibliography, for example), and find out what their positions were, whether they agree with each other, or how and why they differ etc.
    • Decide what your own position would be in this discussion and how you would support it (using, for example, some of the analytical skills and historical information that you have gained in the course of the Basismodul)
    • Then write up your assignment, which must consist of four parts:
      • 1) A Title. This must state the question that you are working on and perhaps even the particular view on it that you will seek to present.
      • 2) A Table of Contents. This must function as a structural outline, with "chapter headings" that give an indication of the structure of your paper and your argument).
      • 3) An Abstract. 1-2 paragraphs in which you explain WHAT your chosen topic is, WHY it is important to work on this topic (what difference it makes and to whom), and HOW you how you would want to tackle your question.
      • 4) A Bibliography (again according to the specifications of the style sheet) that lists the texts and sources you would use. This should include at least around six titles of critical and scholarly articles or books relevant to your theme.
  • Maximum Length 3-4 pages
  • Date due: Aug. 15th 2007
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