Bibliographical Entries, Summaries, and Responses
Sept. 22 No later than 10 p.m. on Thursday of this
week, submit your first set of bibliographical entries in MLA form, summaries,
and responses for at least 5 articles or
25 pages from your casebook, whichever
is greater. If the first 5 articles
you choose do not total at least 25 pages, read additional articles to reach at
least 25 pages. (25 daily points
possible)
Oct. 6 No
later than 10 p.m. on Thursday of this week, submit your second set of
bibliographical entries in MLA form, summaries, and responses for at least 5 articles or 25 pages from your
casebook, whichever is greater. If the first 5 articles you choose do not
total at least 25 pages, read additional articles to reach at least 25
pages. (25 daily points possible)
Manuscript form: Carefully follow the manuscript form described in “Computer Format and Manuscript Form” at the top of my home page under “Documents for All Classes.”
Length: Your submission for each article will depend on the length and complexity of the article and the degree to which you think the content of the article will be useful to you in writing your paper. Your submission for an individual article might be as short as 1 page or less or as long as 2 pages.
Bibliographical entries: Follow the bibliographical form in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed. (2009). At the top of your first page, after the four-line heading, provide a bibliographical entry for the casebook itself (see section 5.5.3, “An Anthology or a Compilation”). Before your summary and response for each article from the casebook, provide a bibliographical entry for the article (see section 5.5.6, “A Work in an Anthology”). Avoid repeating the complete publication information for the casebook in the bibliographical entry for each article (see section 5.3.6, “Cross-References”).
Summaries: Your summary of each article (labeled “Summary”) should provide a concise, accurate overview of the content of the entire article, demonstrating your understanding of the article. Your summary may also, if you wish, include paraphrases of particular ideas you might want to include in your research paper. Summaries and paraphrases should be completely in your own words unless you sparingly include very brief quotations. Avoid plagiarizing the exact words or sentence structure of the article or of the casebook’s introduction to it (carefully study chapter 2, “Plagiarism and Academic Integrity”). Your summary of a very short article might require only a few sentences; your summary of a longer article might require one or more well-developed paragraphs.
Responses: Your response to each article (labeled “Response”), should include your evaluation, opinion, and/or ideas about how it helps you better understand and interpret the play. Your response should be in your own words and may include first-person pronouns (“I”). Your response may be very brief to a very short article and/or one that you think will not be very helpful for your research paper. Your response will be longer to a longer article and/or one you think will be very helpful for your research paper.