english research paper

Throughout the course, we have studied the following literary periods: The Ancient Period, The Middle Ages, and the Sixteenth Century.  Choose “one” of these periods studied and any author that is representative of your chosen literary period and write a five-page essay on the particular author’s significance to the particular literary period. 

The body and core of your essay should include:

·         2-3 significant pieces of significant biographical information on your chosen author.

·         2-3 major publications of your chosen author.

·         2-3 examples of how these particular publications represent the major views or ideas of the period.

1.      For the “research component” of your paper, you will use a minimum of 3 contrasting secondary sources including scholarly books, journal articles, and professional websites in addition to the primary text, which will be used to support your analysis. 

2.      The paper must be a minimum of 5 double-spaced pages.

3.         All “in-text citations” and “parenthetical notes” must be properly cited throughout the paper according to proper MLA format.  Include a proper “works cited page” at the end of the paper. 

4.      The paper must illustrate proper essay structure including a strong introduction and thesis statement, strong evidence including effective quotations from the text to support your responses, and an effective conclusion commenting on your overall dominant impression of the particular author discussed.