Step 1: Proposal & Annotated Bibliography 1.5page PAPER PROPOSAL AND ANNOTATED B

Step 1: Proposal & Annotated Bibliography 1.5page
PAPER PROPOSAL AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Due on 11 November
Select two of the assigned stories from Week 2 (Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers,” or Wharton’s “Afterward”) and explain how and why these stories use the gothic genre as a vehicle for critiquing patriarchal society. If you choose this option, you will need to perform close readings of relevant supporting quotations.
This is a two-part assignment that will be submitted together in a single document. The first part consists of your essay proposal, and the second part consists of your annotated bibliography. Read on for specific instructions. The Proposal and Annotated Bibliography lays the foundation for the essay that you will be writing next week.
Paper Proposal
Compose a well-developed paragraph (5-8 sentences) that explains the topic that you’ve selected for the Literary Analysis Essay, your argument (i.e. thesis statement), and your main supporting ideas (these will likely evolve into topic sentences when you write your essay next week).
What is the purpose of writing an annotated bibliography?
It gives you practice using MLA format.
It forces you not to procrastinate. Having to turn in an annotated bibliography on Thursday guarantees that you will have started thinking about and researching your thesis.
It will help guide you from a hypothesis to a working thesis.
What is an annotated bibliography?
A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, websites, periodicals, etc.) one has used for researching a topic. A bibliography usually just includes the bibliographic information (i.e., the author, title, publisher, etc.). An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation. Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes the full bibliographic information for each source, and a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources.
Your annotated bibliography will include at least three sources. For each source, you will provide:
A full bibliographic citation in MLA format.
An annotation in which you
briefly summarize the source’s purpose/main points
explain how the source will be useful for your paper. (How does it relate to your thesis? How does it help narrow your topic? Does it help point you toward a working thesis? If so, how? Etc.)
For this assignment, your annotations should be 1-2 well-developed paragraphs. (You may choose to write one paragraph in which you address both of the above elements, or you may split them up.)
*Please ensure that your document is formatted per MLA guidelines, with a proper heading, title, appropriate font, and spacing.
To aid your argument, you must cite from two secondary, scholarly sources in your essay. You must locate these sources via either the JSTOR or Project Muse databases
Step 2: Literary Analysis Essay due on 19 November
Instructions
This assignment will require you to compose a comparative essay on one of the topics below. By now, you have already selected your topic and composed a proposal and annotated bibliography, so now, it’s time to start drafting! Just as a reminder, I’ve included the prompts below.
Select two of the assigned stories from Week 2 (Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers,” or Wharton’s “Afterward”) and explain how and why these stories use the gothic genre as a vehicle for critiquing patriarchal society. If you choose this option, you will need to perform close readings of relevant supporting quotations.
Formatting Tips
Your document should be 5-7 pages in length, typed and double-spaced, in Times New Roman font, size 12. Your paper should have 1-inch margins and should include a properly formatted heading and a title. Your Works Cited does not count toward the minimum page count.
Write your essay! However, before you actually begin writing, you should read this handout on writing a literary analysis . These tips will be helpful even if you choose Option 2 (although if you choose Option 2, you will also want to review the reading assignment from Week 3, “How to Analyze a Film.” Your essay should include an introduction that introduces the topic and ends with a clearly worded, 1-2 sentence thesis statement. Each supporting paragraph (there should be at least 3) should begin with a strong topic sentence and should incorporate evidence, including direct quotations from secondary scholarly sources. Direct quotations should be incorporated using the quotation sandwich method and proper MLA in-text citations . The essay should also contain a strong conclusion . The final page of the document should consist of a Works Cited page. Specific tips for formatting electronic sources can be found here .
Formatting Requirements: Your essay should be 5-7 pages in length, typed and double-spaced, in Times New Roman font, size 12. Your paper should have 1-inch margins and should include a properly formatted heading and a title. Your Works Cited page DOES NOT count toward the required page minimum.
Remember: Plagiarism of any degree will not be tolerated.
Tips for Success
As you study your selected text(s), develop a solid thesis about this topic–some conclusion you have arrived at–and make sure you cite lots of examples and details from the story to support and illustrate your thesis and sub-points. And make sure you discuss and explain your evidence.
And please read “Organizing Your Paper .” It will also help to read this handout on paragraph development.
Check out some samples! There are several student samples located in the Week 5 Module. Note that these essays have been written in response to slightly different essay prompts than the one you’re answering in this essay. Nonetheless, they offer excellent examples of what I’m expecting in terms of organization, close reading of the works being analyzed, and engagement with scholarly sources.
You must cite scholarly sources in this paper. You must include all sources cited in your essay (both the primary texts, i.e. the short stories, as well as any outside sources) in your Works Cited page. This page, which will be the final page of your document, must be formatted according to MLA requirements. This page should list all works referenced in your paper (including your short story).
Use standard in-text citation (author and page), and put the source information on the final page of your document labeled “Works Cited”). Follow MLA directions.
See this short summary of MLA style: MLA Formatting and Style Guide (online), created by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Scroll down the page to find a long list of links for in-text citation and bibliographies, including how to do electronic sources (链接到外部网站。) (online).
Also check MLA Style: MLA Style: Frequently Asked Questions (online).
Organizing Your Paper http://arcadiasystems.org/academia/goth4.html#organize
paragraph development https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/paragraphs/
comparative essay https://advice.writing.utoronto.ca/types-of-writing/comparative-essay/
writing a literary analysis https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/literature-fiction/
introduction https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/introductions/
Sample Essays
Overview
Below, you will find several sample literary analysis essays, all composed in response to different prompts. While only one of these samples is a comparative essay, they all provide strong examples of the following: essay formatting, strong thesis statements, integrating quotations, close readings of the primary text(s), and the introduction of and engagement with secondary sources.