Tuesday    July 2    Final Examination, 6-9 p.m.

Each student will be required to introduce two pieces of literature and lead class discussion on the works. Preparation for the study will include the following work:

1. An electronic datasearch of current research in the field. (A copy to be submitted with the paper.)
2. Selection and reproduction of three articles since 1981 which address critical points.
3. A critical analysis of a selected portion of the work under study to be submitted either on the day of the classroom presentation or by the deadline of August 7. The study may focus on any 25 percent of a work, or on a single canto or act of a play.

The Research Paper:

• The research paper is to be 8-10 pages, including one page for list of works cited. It can be on the same work dealt with in one of your in-class presentations.
• The style of the research paper is to follow the MLA Handbook.
• Each research paper must be submitted with two xeroxed articles from scholarly sources, located in the MLA database. (The Reader's Guide to Literature, Poole's Index, or the New York Times Index are not suitable sources for scholarly articles. Scholarly articles are precisely defined as documented essays, with footnotes and references to source material.)
• The research paper must deal with a part--not all of a work. Specific parts are to be determined by the instructor and the student,.
• When you write the research paper, no more than l0% may consist of quotations; no more than 10% may be paraphrased from the work. Your ideas prevail.
• A paragraph is a logically-developed sequence of ideas. Therefore, each paragraph must be five or more sentences.
• One-sentence paragraphs may have assertive power, but they are not well developed arguments.
• Do not conclude a paragraph with a quotation. This means that someone else is summarizing your views or creating transitions.
• Quote material only if the language is of such dominance or stylistic uniqueness that it merits being quoted.
• The paper is to be typed, utilizing l0 pt characters.
• Margins are to conform to the MLA Handbook (left margin, 1-1/2 inches, right margin, l inch).

IN-CLASS PRESENTATION DR. IRVING N. ROTHMAN • DEPT. OF ENGLISH • UH

Each student will be asked to make two in-class presentations. That student's responsibility will include providing a summary of the work for distribution to other members of the class so that members build a set of notes useful in preparation for review. Each set of notes should consist of no more than a two-page, single-spaced handout.

List 12-15 specific events that occur in the work:

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List key poetic symbols or images and their significance:

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Indicate the style of the work: _________________________________________________________

Number of books, chapters, cantos, verses: ______________________________________________

Rime pattern (iambic pentameter, tetrameter, free verse, etc.): _________________________________

Rime scheme (abab cdcd efef gg): ______________________________________________________

A memorable quotation from the work: ________________________________________________________________________________
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Signature of student making this presentation:

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