Oh, the Chimneys by Sachs, Nelly

These are your Guidelines for preparing your Final Research Paper for this course. The paper is due on Week 15 but it is not too soon for you to begin your preparations now. Step 1: Choosing a Book to Analyze Your final research paper will follow the same format as your analysis of Tzili and Story of a Life. You will choose one of the books on the attached list to read and write a complete Literary Analysis paper that will include a Character and Plot Analysis, a Connotation and Theme Analysis, and an Artistic Qualities Analysis. The paper must also include a section containing the historical backgroudn for the book as well as biographical information about the author. If you choose to write your analysis on one of the poets you need to write your analysis on the entire book and choose one poem that is NOT a poem by that author that was already analyzed in class on the Discusison Board to analyze in detail for this paper. If you choose to write on Tadeusz' Borowski's one book of short stories, you also must write your analysis on the entire book and choose a story OTHER than "This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen" to analyze in detail. You may not write an analysis of anythign that was already analyzed in class earlier in the semester. You may choose one of the Holocaust books or one of the non-Holocaust books that deal with another group of people who have a history of persecutoin and oppression. Step 2: Preparing Your Outline The following is the outline your paper should follow Introduction This should include the denotation of the book and a short thesis statement summarizing the contents of your paper. Author Biography This section will contain a brief biography of the author. Historical Background This section will present the historical background information of the book. Body This section will be divided into three sections: Section 1: Character and Plot Analysis Section 2: Connotation and Theme Analysis Section 3: Artistic Qualities Analysis Each section will contain quotes from the text to support your analysis Conclusion The conclusion will restate your thesis statement and draw the paper to conclusion. Step 3: Proofreading and Editing Your Paper After completing your first draft your paper needs to be proofread for grammatical and other errors in English and then edited before preparing your final draft. Step 4: Preparing Final Draft and Submitting Your Paper Your Final Research Paper is due on Week 15.