EWRT1B-16: research paper bibliography

Remember that the research paper bibliography is due Monday. You should have at least five sources listed and the sources should be put into MLA works cited style. Keep in mind that these are just the sources you have found so far. You may not end up using all of these in your paper. I just want to see that your research has begun and I want to be able to comment on your use of MLA style.

The research paper outline is due June 2nd. This is different than the syllabus.

Some tips about doing research:
• Use specific terms. As Lena Chang pointed out, you are more likely to find useful information if you are specific. For instance, if you want to to find out about medical practices like the one in "The Yellow Wallpaper," searching for "medical cures for women" is probably too broad. Searching for "rest cure" or "S. Weir Mitchell" might be more fruitful.

• Use details from the story. Like the last suggestion, use specific terms, events, people, etc. that are mentioned in the story. For instance, one way to learn about heroin in Harlem during the time of "Sonny's Blues" would be to do a search for Charlie Parker. He's the musician Sonny loves and Parker dealt with heroin addiction his whole life.

• Use terms from the articles. Sometimes in scholarly articles authors come up with their own terminology. These unique terms need to be cited if you mention them in your paper. Yet more than likely, an author will use terms that are common to the area of study you are looking at and using these terms may help you to focus your research. For instance, the study of ancient Greek and Roman arts is called "classicism." Or, Chinese immigrants used to refer to the U.S. as "Gold Mountain."

• Use the works cited lists of scholarly articles. All scholarly articles should have works cited lists. You can use these to find other articles that may help you for your paper. I do this all the time. In my own experience, if several critics of a work mention the same article, then I know that the article is an important one and that I need to read it. It's the article that everyone else is responding to; it's the start of the conversation.