LITR 4332 American Minority Literature Research Assignments Index to Research Options

Your Research Proposal (due with midterm) will indicate your choice of the Research Options below, but you may change your option by conferring or communicating with instructor.

For details and models for each option, click on links below.

Research Essay (classic term paper, 8-12 pages) (due 19-24 April 2013)

Research Journal (purpose-driven compilation of research findings) (12-15 pages) (due 19-24 April 2013)

2 Research Posts (two 4+ paragraph reports on topics of choice relating to course) (1st post due 11-23 March; 2nd post 19-24 April 2013)

The main difference between the Research Journal and Research Posts from the Research Essay is that they involve less interpretation of literary texts and more reporting of what you learned about cultural, historical, or literary figures related to our course—see models for each assignment.