Createa research paper that is a minimum of 5-6 pages in length and use proper APA format, including cover page, in-text citations, and reference page
Project Overview
In the project, you will take a novel by a minority writer you are interested in and explore one or two issues or perhaps a few narrators/characters to discuss from the novel. You are encouraged to select a novel or author that is new to you. It is important that that you select and begin reading your novel now to complete your project on time.
If you are having trouble deciding on a novel here is a list of suggestions:
Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson
Home by Toni Morrison
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Absolute Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography by Zora Neale Hurston
Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes
House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday
I Love a Broad Margin to My Life by Maxine Hong Kingston
A Wedding in Haiti by Julia AlvarezÂ
Life on the Mississippi or Autobiography of Mark Twain by Mark Twain.
Homegirls and Handgrenades by Sonya Sanchez
House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday
I Love a Broad Margin to My Life by Maxine Hong Kingston
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
The Chicken Chronicles: A Memoir by Alice Walker
Assignment
Introduction
Spend some time selecting and reading your novel.
Topic, Introduction, and Thesis
Begin rough draft
Peer Review of Rough Draft
Continue writing
Final Paper Due
Requirements
You must Include quotes from the primary as well as a few secondary sources. (Primary sources are by the author, while secondary sources are critical books and essays about the author.)