Your Name: Patricia A. West Instructor’s Name: Prof. West Course: ENGL 2222 Assignment: Final Research Essay Date: Spring 2017 Insert an engaging title that includes the literary title or author Example: Movement and Migration: The Trope of Journey in James Weldon Johnson's "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" Part 1- Essay opening Attention-getter _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Background information identifying author, work, and genre. Example transition: Such a scene or theme is found in James Baldwin’s short story, “Sonny’s Blues”. Write a clear thesis statement in 1-2 sentences. Introduce your claim. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ For help, see: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/ Outline Part 2- Providing a social, political, and/or cultural context---6-7 sentences only. No biography of the author! _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ You may use Gates’s chapter introductions from the text and glossary information from studyspace: http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/africanamericanlit2e/ Outline Part 3- Analysis of first thesis point with examples Write a topic sentence. Add 3-4 supporting sentences: Add literary quotes and examples from the text you are analyzing and provide your analysis. Add quotes from expert sources with in-text citations. Provide analysis. Repeat this process throughout the paper. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Outline Part 4- Analysis of second thesis point with examples Topic sentence 3-4 supporting sentences: Insert Literary quotes and your analysis Insert Quotes from sources with in-text citations _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Outline Part 5- Analysis of third thesis point with examples Topic sentence Literary quotes and your analysis Quotes from sources with in-text citations _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Outline Part 6- Analysis of fourth thesis point (if applicable) with examples Topic sentence Literary quotes and your analysis Quotes from sources with in-text citations _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Outline Part 7- Conclusion Raise rhetorical questions Re-engage the reader with a quotation What.