1984 Literary Analysis

For the 1984 analysis essay, there will also be a research component. You will begin the process of writing critically by analyzing 1984. First we will develop a thesis and then crafting specific details and support for our thesis.

You will need to print out two scholarly articles for class. Make sure that they are full copies. After printing them out, please go ahead and try to highlight the thesis in each article.

How to find articles: Video Instructions!

Video 1- How to find journal articles.

Video 2- How to find your thesis.

Websites for research:

Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en&tab=ws

Make sure to find if there is a link on the right to a full copy of the article.

EBSCO Host: http://search.ebscohost.com/

Click on EBSCO host on the right. Search all databases. This is a subscription database we have subscribed to on campus that offers excellent materials.

If you are trying to get onto the database from home:

Username: tempe

Password: union

INFOTRAC: http://www.tuhsd.k12.az.us/mdn/departments/lrtc/index.htm

Click on Infotrac on the right. Infotrac a;lso has electronic copies of the CLC (Contemporary Literary Criticism). That means it has the NCLCs.

If you are trying to get on the database from home:

Password for April = temp97683

Gale Researcher: http://www.gale.cengage.com/

This site may cost money to download, but it should give ideas of what to search for in the other search engines.

NCLC (Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism): In the library.

You know where these are!

Remember to cite information properly!

Here is another link for IN TEXT CITATION.