Research Paper Guidelines

Our assigned novel is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

• Research papers will have a body of seven to ten (7-10) pages. The paper must also have an outline, and Works Cited page.
• The final Works Cited page will contain seven to eight (7-8) sources. The sources will be derived from appropriate books, periodicals, etc.
• Will need a research proposal (It needs to contain a working thesis statement and include at least 150 words of discussion explaining what you hope to discover, what you intend to explore how you intend to find the source material)
• Will need research paper bibliography(Submit your MLA formatted bibliography of 10 to 12 ‘potential’ sources here. It should be academically credible)
• Will need paper draft with only works cited page.
• Will need Research paper final draft.

Very important point here–tell me what the literary critics and/or literary scholars said about how Bradbury used the literary element you selected.

To do this, you must have credible source material from published journal articles, books, etc. If you “Googled” for your sources, it shows very question. Absolutely no Shmoop.com, eNotes, CliffNotes.com, or any other literary summary website. If your source does not have an author, a title, and is published in a credible source, you will want to skip it and keep researching. I think most of you all are fine in this area–refer to your bibliography feedback

Remember, it is fine to disagree with those scholars and critics, but make sure you back up what you are saying with specific textual references from the novel itself.

Include MLA formatted citations for all source material used including short quotes from the novel. Do not use ‘according to’ statements.

Incorrect: According to the critic John Doe, “Bradbury was awesome” (24).

Correct: “Bradbury was awesome”(Doe 24).