1. “The Rocking Horse Winner”
Remember that this is to be a literary analysis of the story. The next step is to devise a thesis
statement for your paper. What will you be trying to prove? Usually the best way to
approach this is to pose it as a question. What question would you like to answer in your
paper? See if you can develop a three-part question. Then.. 1. Therefore, begin with a thesis
question. Develop a sentence outline in which you answer the question using textual
support to add to the evidence. Think of the research paper as being composed of three
essays (each 3 to 5 paragraphs) plus an introduction and conclusion. Thus, for your outline,
try to come up with three answers to the question (thus I, II and III of your outline), and
support each answer with your own reasoning and support from the text. 2. Once you have
completed the outline and received an “okay” from me, proceed to do your research, looking
for five to seven (minimum) sources (books, journal articles, reference guides) from which
you can pull quotes to add further support to your outline. Whenever you quote from a
secondary source, include within parentheses after the quote the last name and the page
number of each source. Important: Avoid Wikipedia, Schmoop and other unreliable sources
(which will be disallowed once you transfer to the university/state college). Stay focused on
reliable, authoritative sources. Hint: Begin by consulting the web site devoted to your
author. This is maintained by experts in your area and will offer links to many helpful
sources. Also, our campus library has a wide collection of books and journal articles on each
of the authors. 3. From here, I suggest you develop a rough draft (which I’ll be glad to look
over if you desire) followed by a final draft of the paper. Be sure to follow MLA formatting
guidelines throughout.#Rocking #Horse #Winner