Important Dates: Note cards are due in class __November 26__. A handwritten rough draft is due __December 3__. The handwritten rough draft will be typed in class on Google.docs and will be shared with your teacher via email or Classroom. The deadline for the final paper which should be downloaded and printed as a Word Document is __December 11__. It may be submitted earlier but not after __December 11__.
Format:
Format:
- The final copy of the paper should be 5-7 pages of text (exclusive of pictures) double-spaced and typed in Times New Roman or Arial in 12 pt. and printed in black ink.
- Margins should be 1” all around.
- Paragraphs should be indented; no additional space should be left between paragraphs.
- Observe proper spacing, capitalization, grammar, quotations, citations, and spelling rules.
- No handwritten corrections will be accepted on the final copy.
- The final printed copy should have an appropriate title or title page.
- Subject: Discuss the personal background information of the selected poet from the United Kingdom and how it pertains to the 1-2 poems read and analyzed. The poems should then be explicated to demonstrate the poet's impact on literature in general, history, and or mankind.
- Give sufficient elaboration including quotes and paraphrasing for both the poet and his/her poems including cultural, historical, and literary aspects.
- Researched information should be organized; the use of topic sentences and transition words between paragraphs is necessary.
- Effective word choice and a varied sentence structure should be employed; avoid using "thing."
- A formal paper is written in 3rd person, not 1st or 2nd, and should not have contractions unless they appear in a direct quote that is pertinent.
- Citations in MLA format must be used after each quote or paraphrased information to avoid plagiarism. (A plagiarized paper will receive no credit.)
- Optional Title page: Title, By-line, School, Date (See Title Page under Tools.)
- Include a Bibliography in MLA format on a separate page entitled Bibliography; at least 3 sources are required including 1 Internet and 1 book or periodical. (See Tools and Handouts.)