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Informative Historical Context Analysis:ObjectivesAssignmentChoose one of the essays below from the . Choose the one that intrigues you most from the following list:After you have chosen your reading, you will develop an informative analysis paper on To do this, you will need to briefly SUMMARIZE your reading and DISCUSS how the historical research you did relates to the readings meaning.You will use specific examples from the story AND from AT LEAST three research sources (the story is NOT one of the three sources) to support your analysis.Articles, websites, books, and chapters in books are all acceptable, but they must be college-level, academic reading. Wikipedia is not an academic source, so only use it for background and NOT one of the required sources.Suggested questions to consider when contextualizing your text and author historically:AudienceCollege-level readers who have some familiarity with the topicGoalsRetrieve relevant information about the author and historical context of the readingUnderstand/summarize the readingEvaluate authors role in historical context in your conclusionAnalyze and evaluate appropriate sourcesApply writing strategies: thesis, topic sentences, coherent, unified paragraphs, specific examples and/or description, appropriate quotesImplement MLA format/documentationApply rules of standard English and skills learned in ENG 111RequirementsLength 3-4 typed, double-spaced pages (12-point Times New Roman font)Sources Chosen reading does NOT count as one of the three sources. Use scholarly, peer-reviewed articles, websites, books, and chapters in books, as long as they are college-level, academic readings.You must of your sources that have been highlighted and annotated.Format MLA with MLA documentation (in-text citation and works cited page).Due date announced in classOrganization In 1 paragraph, introduce your reading and author. Your thesis should make a claim thatconnects the reading to its historical context and author.First, summarize your reading in one or two paragraphs.Second, describe the authors background and analyze how these biographical facts influence the readers interpretation of the work.Then substantiate the claim you are making about the reading. Assess what you know about the time and place in which the reading was written, including political and social issues and historical trends or landmarks that may have influenced the reading. The research youve done will be there to INFORM what youre saying, but you will need to CITE any source you quote or paraphrase. Even if you paraphrase the ideas expressed in your source, you need to give the author credit for those ideas. It is your responsibility to document these sources correctly. The proof of your research will ALSO be present in your essays sophistication and knowledge.Again, you must have a thesis that relevantly connects the reading to its historical context and to the author. The body of the paper will substantiate that connection. Synthesize your main points. Show how your ideas fit into a larger context.The final page of your essaywill be a Works Cited page in which you have used the correct MLAformat to document the sources you have chosen.

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