An Interpretation Paper + Annotated Bibliography

Description

Interpretation Paper = 4 pages
Annotated Bibliography = 2 pages

Sources need to be scholarly and the valid and credible supportive sources that are not on the primary source(s)
These include an array of sources that may not provide direct information but the primary source(s) but can be used to help support points made about the primary source(s)

Write a 4 page-interpretation on “The storm” by Kate Chopin

Choose 1 or 2 primary sources
Use the literary devices to help you construct an interpretative thesis
Support your thesis with up to 3 literary devices
Avoid using the personal pronoun
Be sure to use 3 or more secondary sources in addition to the primary source or sources. All of the secondary sources must be scholarly. Review the Research Guidelines for more information.
Follow the MLA style for format (double space, 12 point, Times New Roman font, number pages, etc.). For more information on using MLA style to cite your work, to compose a Works Cited page, and to format your work, visit Purdue OWL at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/.
The interpretation paper draft must be at least 3 pages long.
Interpretation Paper Outline

I. Introduction— The introduction should be one paragraph long in short papers—i.e., all papers for this course

A. Context

B. Thesis–Sample thesis: “The Gilded Six-Bits” by Zora Neale Hurston ultimately is a feminist manifesto that paints the woman, Missie May, as the head of a household that at first seems to confine her to domesticity. This is evident through the application of symbolism and imagery.

The thesis contains the title(s) of the primary source(s) and the main point about the primary source(s). For this course, your thesis will have sub-points (no more than 3 the literary devices).

(Note that a forecasting statement predicts the organization of the paper, so the forecasting statement is a thesis with points. The points in a thesis are addressed in the body of the paper in the same order that the points are presented in the thesis.)

III. Second Body Paragraph/Chunk

Topic Sentence (transition)—Sample topic sentence: “Missie May seems confined to domesticity. This confinement is evident through an examination of the imagery of the home in ‘The Gilded Six-Bits’.”
Add support using the source integration formula to prove the topic sentence.
IV. Third Body Paragraph/Chunk

Topic Sentence (transition)—Sample topic sentence: “Converse to appearance of the traditional patriarchal paradigm that is conveyed through imagery, Missie May actually is the head of the household. This position is exemplified through actions that establish her autonomy.”
Add support using the source integration formula to prove the topic sentence.
*Add more paragraphs as necessary

V. Conclusion

Creatively restate thesis
End on a final note

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Review the annotated bibliography samples. The Works Cited (MLA) or References (APA) page contains a list of all the sources used in the pertinent paper and works as part of a citation cross-reference system. The annotated bibliography looks like a Works Cited (MLA) or Reference (APA) page. However, the annotated bibliography is a list of scholarly sources that might be used in the pertinent paper. Also, the annotated bibliography contains notes. The notes for a source are places below the entry for that source. The annotation should contain the following:

A concise summary of the central theme and scope of the book or article
An evaluation of the authority or background of the author
A comment on the intended audience
An explanation of how this work is pertinent to your paper topic
Each annotation must be at least 5 sentences long
The annotated bibliography should contain at least 5 scholarly sources. Review the research formula to ensure your sources are valid and credible.
Follow the MLA style for format (double space, 12 point, Times New Roman font, number pages, etc.). For more information on using MLA style to cite your work, to compose a Works Cited page, and to format your work, visit Purdue OWL at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/.
Use the research formula to find sources for the Annotated Bibliography. To find sources, draw from your interpretation paper topic(s) or thesis. Try to find interpretative sources about the story you have chosen for your research paper. These types of sources often take the form of articles, books, and book chapters. You may choose sources from any area of study. For instance, if your topics are history and “The Gilded Six-Bits”, then you will want to find scholarly history sources about the time period during which the story takes place. If you are interested in showing how the author’s life affects the work written by that author, then you will want to find scholarly biographies about and autobiographies by that author.

This work is graded according to whether or not and to what degree the assignment requirements were fulfilled.