river oaks [english]

***SCHEDULE CHANGE*** The final draft of the integrated research paper won't be due until the week we return from break. To better help you prepare for the final draft, we are going to create an annotated bibliography BEFORE the break -- due Thursday, April 1st -- no this is not an April Fools joke. An annotated bibliography is essentially your "works cited" page, with the addition of a critical summary of each source as it relates to your thesis or related points. The forms for citation have been linked here on this site, and we are working on your notecards in class. For more on annotated bibliographies, see the following: Purdue's OWL ( example ) Cornell University Library University of North Carolina ( example )

As discussed in class, MOST of your secondary sources need to come from “scholarly journals.” The best source for journal articles is a subscription database like the following: EBSCO – a collection of databases, including full-text articles Go to the Ouachita Parish Library (or website: http://www.oplib.org ) Click on “Database Links” in the left column Click on “CLICK HERE for our subscription database links” Click on EBSCO Enter your library card number (if not in library) Select a database (I suggest Literary Reference Center) Search using keywords (i.e. "frankenstein AND criticism") Save and/or print You can also access the State Library of Louisiana directly, but you still need an ID. JSTOR – full-text scholarly articles g o to the ULM Library's list of databases Choose JSTOR (or Literature Resource Center) enter user name and password (if off-campus) search using keywords (string together using “and”) click on the title to view the text click PDF to download...

Your final draft of the first paper is due on FRIDAY, March 26th . It should be typed, double-spaced, and formatted according to MLA. This typed draft should be stapled with the handwritten draft, along with the outline/thesis statement, if you brought one to class. Your paper should include direct references to the novel, and each specific reference should be cited. The form for in-text citation , as noted in class, requires the page number in parentheses at the end of the quote (or sentence): Victor states that "blah blah [...] blah blah," anticipating his own demise (#). I have only "quoted" the part of the book that is necessary, and I have not put [ellipses] at the beginning or ending, only in the middle. The square brackets indicate that something has been replaced (in this case, with an ellipsis). You can also use this technique to replace an unclear pronoun, for example, with its antecedent (i.e. the character's name). Note also that you do not need...

The first step in the research paper process is to determine your topic and develop a thesis. We will be writing the first draft on THURSDAY in class. The draft will require three things: your topic, a critical thesis, and specific information from the book itself. You can bring an outline to class, along with your book and notes, but you may NOT bring a pre-written draft. The purpose is to make certain that YOU are writing the essay. You will type (and revise) the paper for Friday. Also, when you turn your paper in on Friday, you must staple the original handwritten draft to the typed version. If you don't have a copy of the "suggested topics" handout, then get one from me. Many of you will be absent Wednesday due to the ABC rally. You guys, especially, need to talk to me outside of class about potential topics. We will discuss thesis statements and outlines on Wednesday. Finally, I STRONGLY recommend that you stay away from essays online. This will ensure that...

Just a reminder about the schedule so far: Quiz on Ch 1-5 on Friday Read through Ch 10 for Monday Quiz on the first two sections of vocabulary on Tuesday We will finish reading the novel next week Afterwards, you will take a quiz on part two and an objective exam on the entire novel (100 points). You will also write an in-class essay on the novel based on a list of topics. That paper will use only the book and your notes and will be revised for a 100-point grade. Your research paper will actually develop from this initial draft. I will add comments while we are gathering resources and learning how to use them. Once I return your papers, you will revise and add sources, making it a longer, more developed, researched essay. The final draft of your research paper will be six to eight pages.

Juniors You can read any of the following: Great Expectations OR Tale of Two Cities (Dickens) Sense & Sensibility OR Pride & Prejudice OR Emma (Austen) Brave New World (Huxley) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Joyce) Seniors You can read one of the following: Maus II (Spiegelman) Never Let Me Go (Ishiguro) The Cigarette Century (Brandt) -- Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Get your books ASAP and start reading now! You have until the end of the term, but that will be here sooner than you think.