Honors English 11 Gatsby Research Assignment
Use primary source documentation from the U.S. Library of Congress American Memory Collection to prove evidence of a theme from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby in a social, cultural, economic or political event or phenomena of the 1920s.
What Are Primary Sources? Artifacts, documents, oral histories, sounds and visuals that comprise a direct personal experience of a time or event. Check out these resources for using primary sources, including a Photo Analysis Guide. Look here for information on How to Cite Electronic Sources.
Examples of Primary Sources from the 1920s and The Great Gatsby.
Final project to include: Outline, Annotated Bibliography, Rough Draft and Final Draft including 5-7 primary sources, 2-3 critical sources, 7-10 citations, Works Cited, 1250-1500 words and MLA formatting.
Your paper should be inquiry-driven and have a specific center of gravity. Your conclusion is more important than your hypothesis. It would be appropriate to include multi-genre sources of information.
Due Dates:
Thesis - 2/17
Outline - 2/24
Annotated Bibliography - 2/28
Rough Draft - 3/2
Final Draft to Turnitin.com - 3/9
Common Themes in Literature
Theme Ideas
Defining features of thesis statements and research questions.
Creating an Annotated Bibliography
Sample Annotated Bibliography
How to Cite American Memory Sources
Noodle Tools
MLA Style Guides
