ENGL 637 - Studies in African-American Literature

ENGL 637 Idea Development Projects (5)

Each Idea Development Project will be completed in 3 parts.

Part 1: Discussion Board Posts

The student will choose a topic to discuss provided in the Assignment Instructions folder for the assigned module/week. Once the student has selected his or her topic, he or she will post a 500–700-word idea development in the Discussion Board Forum

Part 2: Discussion Board Replies

The student will respond to at least 2 classmates’ threads and provide additional feedback, ideas, or critiques. Each reply must be between 250–300 words.

Part 3: Submission

The student will submit his or her final idea development project of 700–1,000 words via the assignment submission link.

ENGL 637 Essay

The student will write a 2,500-word essay (approximately 10 pages). Six scholarly sources are required for this essay. The student may write on suggested topic(s), develop one or more of his or her idea development projects into the essay, or analyze a work or works studied in class. The paper must have clear, cogent arguments, evidentiary support of arguments, focused analysis, correct documentation, and excellent writing skills.

ENGL 637 Research Project

The Research Project is split into 3 manageable parts. The final culminating project will be a research paper.

Part 1: Topic & Thesis

The student will choose a topic for the research paper and write a thesis.

Part 2: Outline & References

The student will revise his or her thesis based on feedback provided by the instructor and develop an outline and a bibliography of at least 12 scholarly references for the research paper.

Part 3: Research Paper

The student will write a 5,000-word (15–20 pages) paper. The paper must have clear, cogent arguments, supporting evidence, focus on analysis, correct documentation, and excellent writing skills.