Research Paper



Purpose:
To produce new knowledge through an analysis of a topic by connecting a novella with two short stories from the course.



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Parts of the Paper
  1. Introduction
    • A one paragraph summary of the entire paper.
      • The body of the paper is for discussing details.
    • Includes a Thesis statement: A position using a theory or model to investigate a topic.
      • Thesis statements must be one sentence.
  2. Summary of Short stories and Novella ("Bartleby")
    • This section of your research paper may range over a few paragraphs and summarizes the novella as well as two of the short stories.
      • The summary should not be a full this-is-everything-that-happened summary
      • The summary should focus on those parts of the book that your research (thesis) aims to cover.
      • Your aim here is to refresh the memory of those who have read the stories and novella.
      • Do NOT try to summarize the stories for those who haven't read the stories
      • Be careful of plagiarism if you read other's summaries
  3. Model or Theory:
    • This one paragraph explains the model or theory you will use.
      • Every field of study uses many models and many theories, and this paragraph
        helps the reader understand the one you are using.
      • You cannot fabricate your own model or theory.
      • You will have to cite sources in order to "define" your theory or model in this paragraph.
  4. Analysis
    • This part is the bulk of the paper.
    • Here you show your reader how to understand the novella and the short stories in a new way:
    • every paragraph must relate the model or the theory you are using to exact and specific parts of the novella and of each short story.
    • Though you may at times talk about the novella and the short stories as a whole, each paragraph must conform to the above condition.
  5. Conclusion
    • NO CONCLUDING HERE
    • This paragraph is NOT a warm fuzzy wrap up.
    • This last paragraph discusses other possible models or theories you could have used.
    • The aim of this paragraph is to give others possible research thesis statements.