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Example of Research Paper Outline [[BM1 - Introduction to Literature - Assignment 4: Research Paper Outline:Example]].  
 
Example of Research Paper Outline [[BM1 - Introduction to Literature - Assignment 4: Research Paper Outline:Example]].  
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==Grading==
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You may gain up to 100 points in total. These are distributed as follows:
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::20 points: all four components are complete and in correct order
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::20 points: quality of title and problem/question
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::20 points: quality of proposal (precision, relevance, alternatives and problems, scope?)
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::20 points: outline (reference to topic and question/problem)
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::20 points: bibliography (appr. six sources, reference, topicality, up-to-date)
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*under 35: 6
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*35-49: 5
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*50-60: 4
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*61-70: 3
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*71-80: 2
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*81-100: 1
  
 
[[Category:Assignment|2008]]
 
[[Category:Assignment|2008]]

Revision as of 19:03, 3 February 2009

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). --- NOTE: your question must address materials covered in the course of Basismodul 1 "Übung".
    • 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 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: Feb. 28, 2009

You will be asked to talk about the current state of your work on this assignment in the final meeting of our courses.

Visit Literary Studies:Writing academic texts for more questions to ask when writing an academic paper.

Example of Research Paper Outline BM1 - Introduction to Literature - Assignment 4: Research Paper Outline:Example.

Grading

You may gain up to 100 points in total. These are distributed as follows:

20 points: all four components are complete and in correct order
20 points: quality of title and problem/question
20 points: quality of proposal (precision, relevance, alternatives and problems, scope?)
20 points: outline (reference to topic and question/problem)
20 points: bibliography (appr. six sources, reference, topicality, up-to-date)
  • under 35: 6
  • 35-49: 5
  • 50-60: 4
  • 61-70: 3
  • 71-80: 2
  • 81-100: 1