on a particular topic from the class study of Alice Walker’s using documentation from four or more sources, including the novel, to support your thesis. Before you begin, the following

on a particular topic from the class study of Alice Walker’s using documentation from four or more sources, including the novel, to support your thesis. Before you begin, the following in respect to the novel: 1. plot 2. setting 3. character 4. point of view 5. theme 6. symbols 7. figurative language 8. the structure of the novel Then to be determined during the reading and study of the novel. 1. Read the novel or selection once, keeping in mind that you will need to do at least a second reading. 2. Visit the library to browse the shelves for literary criticism on Walker, or your respective author. Relate some of the material to your reading and study of the novel. 3. Keep reading notes and/or make notes within the text of the novel. 4. Select a topic that you can handle successfully in a documented essay with a minimum of five (5) full body pages in 12-point font. 5. Revisit the library (and the sources of your first visit) to see what criticism is available on your topic.  Take notes on . 6. Narrow your topic to a specific focus.  Write a specific thesis sentence to express that focus.  Note that you can adjust your thesis sentence when you write the introductory paragraph. 7. Revisit the text to find specific passages that will give you the support statements and details for your paper. 8. Write a sentence outline for your documented essay. 9. Remember to compile a working bibliography from the sources you are using.  Note that you may eliminate one or more of these sources when you compile the Works Cited page. 10. Write the introduction for your paper; the specific thesis sentence will end this paragraph. 11. Continue writing to develop your thesis, using information from the novel, your documented sources, and your own body of criticism and interpretation. 12. Complete writing the drafts as outlined on the “Due Dates” portion of the syllabus. Revise your draft, hopefully after your instructor has completed a preliminary evaluation. 13. Proofread your paper for the following: Unity Coherence Transitions Tense sequence Conciseness Redundancy Sentence variety Parallelism Voice Citations