For the purposes of this task, entries from encyclopaedias (such as Wikipedia or Brittanica), the Norton Anthology, chapters from Bennett and Royle, or online summaries and study guides (such as Spark Notes) are not acceptable.
As Ryan showed us in Week 7, the searchable MLA International Bibliography is perhaps our most powerful research tool. Youwill find it under “Databases” in the library catalogue. Try other databases, too, such as Literature on Line and Google Scholar (accessthese through the Library Databases).

3. Develop a convincing critical, coherent argument.

You will begin to do this as you read, but most particularly as you begin to draft. Begin writing early because it is only as you begin to draft that your argument will develop.
A critical essay in literary studies consists of a clearly stated and coherently developed argument. This argument must be clearly set out as a signpost to your reader, probably in your first paragraph, and every point you make will support this argument. Your conclusion will draw together the points you have made in order to consider the significance and/or implications of your argument. It will not simply catalogue or repeat the points you have made.

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