Research paper on Disgrace By J.M Coetzee

Research paper on Disgrace By J.M Coetzee

Essay 3 – Research Essay on Disgrace
Prompt: Write a 2,000-2,200 (6-7 pages) word essay on the novel, Disgrace, using 2 peer reviewed, scholarly sources as well as applying one critical theory to your understanding of the novel.
• Your essay should focus on one or two of the major elements of fiction as discussed in your literature textbook: theme, characters, symbolism, setting, structure (plot), or point of view.
• You must use one of the critical theories discussed in the textbook or the post-colonial handout as your focus in the understanding and interpretation of the novel. Note: you do not have to “announce” or discuss the theory in your essay, but instead, it should be evident in your understanding of the novel.
• You must use two outside scholarly/peer-reviewed articles from the SBCC library resources such as ProQuest, Academic Search Elite, or JSTOR.
General Criteria:
• Your thesis statement should reflect what you will be arguing about in your essay. It should be specific and narrow in focus and clearly tell the reader the purpose of your essay as well as include a central/unifying element, which you will argue throughout your essay.
• You should use specific textual references and provide commentary and analysis of the ideas you present in support of your thesis argument.
• Be careful to avoid summary. Assume the reader has read the novel, so you do not need to summarize plot points.
• Do set up your quotes with a brief phrase that sets up the context of the quote.
• Do provide insightful analysis as to how the author expresses his ideas through one of the elements of fiction listed above.
• Provide analysis of the outside research you are incorporating into the text and its importance to the ideas you are presenting in order to help the reader better understand your argument.
• Avoid large block quotes – use paraphrase and summary and then use only direct quotes for the most relevant ideas from the author.
Minimum Criteria (to earn a C or higher):
¬ Minimum word count: 2,000 words or 6 FULL pages with 1” margins! (no extra spaces)– essays not meeting the word count will automatically receive a D or lower.
¬ Thesis statement. This should be a statement that clearly offers some argument regarding specifically what you will address (theme, character, symbolism, or allegory. Your thesis should come at the end of the introductory paragraph. Make sure to move beyond the “list thesis” (the listing of topics that will be discussed) with this essay.
¬ Relevant outside research incorporated into most paragraphs
¬ Well organized argument with . . .

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