tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post6217507478208124020..comments2023-10-30T12:26:15.822+01:00Comments on Research as a Second Language: Cutting Your Work Out for YouThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-84907264683126365182012-09-07T15:58:33.892+02:002012-09-07T15:58:33.892+02:00Just off the top of my head:
3 paragraphs of intr...Just off the top of my head:<br /><br />3 paragraphs of introduction (the first tells us something interesting about the author or circle of authors the paper is about; the second tells us about the dominant consensus or dispute among scholars about this work today. The third tells us what your paper is going to say.)<br /><br />5 paragraphs of background (elaborates §1)<br /><br />5 paragraphs of lit review (elaborates §2, and like a theory section is intended to set up the reader's expectations for "artful disappointment")<br /><br />5 paragraphs that provides an initial survey of the primary sources (i.e., major works, juvenilia nachlass, letters, etc.), giving us a sense of the scholar's familiarity with the author studied (like a method's section, this builds trust)<br /><br />15 paragraphs of analysis (in 3 5-paragraph sections)<br /><br />5 paragraphs of implications (whether for the study of literature, teaching, or its role in society)<br /><br />2 paragraphs of conclusion<br /><br />I have not practical experience with this, but if you want to give it a shot, let me know how it goes.<br />Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-19792418928494655302012-09-07T14:55:21.017+02:002012-09-07T14:55:21.017+02:00And a literary-critical paper?And a literary-critical paper?Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.com