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LIT 4192: Major Caribbean Authors
Research Essay
Formatting Requirements:
Thesis statement must be underlined and placed at the last sentence of your first paragraph
Length: no less than 1,200 words; no longer than 1,700 words
No title page; use MLA header
Separate Works Cited page needs to be included at the end
MLA formatting throughout, including parenthetical citations: e.g. (Alea 60)
1” margins, Times New Roman 12 pt. font
Double-spaced; no extra spaces between paragraphs
Your name and page # go at the top of each page in a header (Google sample MLA paper on Purdue OWL)
General info & Reminders:
Your essay provides a thesis-driven analysis of two texts that you didn’t write about for the midterm essay (these two texts can be films). The essay must demonstrate an engagement with scholarly sources.
Research essay must cite at least two secondary sources: one must be a scholarly source on a literary or cinematic text you are analyzing
You are responsible for your essay’s thesis; there is no prompt
Take a position; I’m looking for an argumentative (rather than a descriptive) thesis
Papers will be graded on: argument, focus, organization, evidence and support, and grammar.
Develop a title for your essay that evokes your thesis
Support your claims with precise textual evidence from the text (quotes and paraphrase, as appropriate)
Plagiarism will not be tolerated; ask any questions about citation beforehand.
| Grade Range | RUBRIC FOR RESEARCH ESSAY |
| 93-100% | Essay is controlled by a focused, interesting and well-defined thesis developed for the target text. The thesis uncovers an implicit aspect of the text that demonstrates deep engagement. Structure of essay is clear, with topic sentences organizing each paragraph. Relevant and precise textual citations supports each claim. There is minimum summary of primary text. Analysis shows a thorough familiarity with the target text. Engages with appropriate secondary sources that demonstrates thoughtful research. |
| 87-83 | Thesis is focused, with an overall reasonable argument, but not as insightful or developed as an “A”-level thesis. Relies at times on summary. Textual proof and analysis are credible but could demonstrate a more thorough engagement with text. Some vagueness or inaccuracy in use of concepts & frameworks, though valid overall. |
| 77-73 | Has a topic and theme that it is exploring, but weak thesis. Mix of reasoned and muddled thinking. Organization repetitive or disjointed rather than conceptually developing. Lacks sufficient evidence. Shows only a superficial grasp of text. |
| D or F 69 or Below | Lacks thesis/argument. Summarizes. Unsupported assertions. Minimal content. Misreadings of text. |
