One of the English 1302 Outcomes is “CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE—Learners will develop

One of the English 1302 Outcomes is “CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE—Learners will develop informed cultural perspectives in order to become discerning participants in the shaping of society.” Your 250-point, end-of-the-term, research paper is tailor-made to fit the Cultural Perspective Outcome. It is a standard research paper using a primary source (the play Fences on pages 1288-1338) and secondary sources, specifically and exclusively, the definitions/descriiptions of Folklore from the specified website from the American Folklore Society (AFS). See link in Course Content.
See the sample research paper in our textbook on pages 2074-2083 for aspects such as the following:
*how to incorporate primary source examples *how to incorporate secondary source material
WHAT TO INCLUDE: Your introductory paragraph should briefly and effectively quote the definition(s)/descriiption(s) of Folklore which you will focus on from the American Folklore Society (AFS) website with particular attention to culture. Throughout the paper, you should have a balance between direct quotes and your own words (paraphrase) with appropriate documentation. The bulk of this final paper should discuss specific ways/instances/examples of how the play Fences illustrates and exemplifies Folklore, according to your focus. However, do not attempt to stereotype or generalize outside the play itself. That means your focus is to be only on cultural aspects as they come up in relation to the various characters in the play. Also, this paper is NOT biographical. In other words, there should not be anything about August Wilson’s background, nor his personal life, etc. The paper deals solely the ELEMENT of folklore and the original text of the play Fences—not a movie version. Overall, be sure to have a fairly even balance between the following: