Argumentative/persuasive critical literature analysis
Research Essay
You will be writing a RESEARCH-BASED argumentative/persuasive critical literary analysis that includes support from credible scholarly sources.
· You should first select one text from this working period.
· Decide on a thesis for your analysis. Questions to help you analyze can be found in Chs. 1 & 2 of your textbook. You may also want to review the Annotated Student Research Paper (beginning on p. 63 in your textbook) so that you can better understand how this essay should be set up. This essay is, at its heart, a research paper. Additionally, consult the links entitled “Writing a Thesis for a Literary Analysis” and “Useful Terms for Writing a Literary Analysis.”
