Milestone Two: Literary Analysis
In 7-2 Final Project: Milestone #2, you will submit a 45-page paper on a selection covered during Module Five or Module Six. Ensure that your thesis is
debatable and argumentative. You may turn a discussion question into an essay topic or explore an original idea. You may also expand on the argument
you made in your midterm essay. Please include at least three critical sources in your assignment. This activity is graded using the Final Paper Rubric.
In LIT 327 our literary themes are pre-modernism, modernism and the American poetic voice. During Modules Four and Seven of the
course, you will write extended research essays, 45 pages each, analyzing a major theme or concept explored in our poetry selections. Your second essay may
expand on concepts explored in your midterm essay, or you may choose to discuss a new poem and theme or concept.
Final Paper Rubric
Requirements of submission: Written components of projects must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable: double spacing, 12-point Times New
Roman font, one-inch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations The final draft of this paper should be 4 to 5 typed, double-spaced pages (not including Works
Cited page). It should be formatted and properly cited in MLA style. It should be formatted and properly cited in MLA style.
Your final draft should incorporate at least three scholarly resources. Please make sure that your final essay has a traditional college-level introduction that
contains a very evident thesis
statement.
Poem: Poetry by Marianne Moore opens in new window
Read this poem by Marianne Moore to prepare for the Module Five activities.
Poem: Baseball and Writing by Marianne Moore opens in new window
Read this poem by Marianne Moore to prepare for the Module Five activities.
Poem: Medusa by Sylvia Plath opens in new window
Read this poem by Sylvia Plath to prepare for the Module Five activities.
Poem: Daddy by Sylvia Plath opens in new window
Read this poem by Sylvia Plath to prepare for the Module Five activities.
Poem: The Mother by Gwendolyn Brooks opens in new window
Group A: Read this poem by Gwendolyn Brooks to prepare for the Module Five activities.
Poem: The River-Merchants Wife by Ezra Pound opens in new window opens in new window
Group B: Read this poem by Ezra Pound to prepare for the Module Five activities.
Video: Marianne Moore Reads Bird-Witted opens in new window
Marianne Moore reads her poem Bird-Witted.
Poem: A Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes opens in new window
Read this poem by Langston Hughes to prepare for the Module Six activities.
Poem: Dream Boogie by Langston Hughes opens in new window
Read this poem by Langston Hughes to prepare for the Module Six activities.
Poem: The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes opens in new window
Read this poem by Langston Hughes to prepare for the Module Six activities.
Poem: Theme for English B by Langston Hughes opens in new window
Read this poem by Langston Hughes to prepare for the Module Six activities.