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Mini-Project 2:
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The second mini-project is
due Thursday, March 10. It is designed to get you well on your way to
finishing an excellent Monsters Conference essay. As you know, you will be writing a 10 page (minimum),
double-spaced, thesis driven research paper that critically examines the role
monstrosity plays in your group’s topic of choice. In preparing for this
paper, you will need to a significant amount of research, both on-line and in
the library. The third Mini Project
gives you an early deadline for some of the more important preparatory
studies you complete as you work your way toward a draft of your long
essay. The third Mini Project
consists of three parts: ·
Outline: You will need to submit a detailed outline that presents the
structure of your essay as you conceive of it. This should be roughly 2 pages, single-spaced, and it should
reflect a significant amount of thought about your aspect of your group’s
topic. (30 pts.) ·
Annotated Bibliography: As indicated in the “Monsters Conference Paper
Assignment” handout, you should use at least 8 sources in preparing your long
essay. An annotated bibliography is a
set of commentaries on your sources.
It should include source citations that conform to MLA style, and
following each should be at least a paragraph of text that (a) summarizes the
main point(s) of the source, as they pertain to your paper, and (b) indicates
what you plan to use from the source in your essay. (30 pts.) ·
Argument Essay: The paper you prepare will be a 10 page, thesis driven
research paper. This means that you
will be making a claim concerning your aspect of the topic, and your paper
will supply the reader with evidence for that claim. In other words, you will engage in
critical thinking and develop an argument for the claim you make. You should aim to construct an argument
that convinces your reader (and your listener) of the truth of your
claim. This essay should be 2 pages
in length and should consist of three sections. The first section should supply the reader with a clear sense
of the nature of your long paper and the main claim (i.e., thesis)
that you will defend. The second
section should include a summary statement of the reasons why you believe
this claim is true. These reasons
should be presented in an orderly fashion that conducts your reader from an
intuitive or factual starting point to your conclusion. The third section should present possible
objections to your thesis that you will counter in your longer paper. (40 pts.) All told, you should
submit about 6 to 7 pages of work. |