Objectives: Students will develop a research thesis that expands on a common theme in two, 20th/21st century dystopian novels. The thesis will seek to explore how the theme is relevant to understanding social, political, economic, scientific, religious, technological, etc. issues facing society today. Students will expand the thesis into an in-depth research paper that includes a variety of sources to support their position.
Materials:
• 1984 by George Orwell
• The Host by Stephenie Mayer
Secondary Sources:
• Students will need to utilize online databases to procure timely, scholarly essays and articles.
o Students should NOT use online essays, articles, etc. that do not meet the criteria for reliable sources.
Annotated Bibliography
• The annotated bibliography must contain at least 10 annotated sources that will potentially be used in the final paper.
Essay Parameters:
• The essay must be in MLA style. Papers that exhibit incorrect formatting will lose points.
• The essay must be a minimum of 2000 words and a maximum of 3000 words (7-8 pages of body text).
• The essay must utilize 2 primary sources (2 of the 3 dystopian novels) and a minimum of 5 secondary sources.
o A “Works Cited” page must include all sources cited within the paper.
• Students must have at least 2 peer reviews. The peer reviewers will submit peer review documents for a separate reading grade.
• Students must compose and submit an abstract of their papers.
Due dates are on the attached calendar.
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