Write a 6-8 page paper that will form the theoretical basis of your Final Paper that puts two readings from two different weeks in the reading calendar in conversation with each other. A successful paper will find a few themes shared in common between two texts and elaborate on how comparing these texts builds a better understanding of a particular theme or idea. You will spend the last page or so pitching your idea for a final project that uses the framework that you’ve established in your midterm paper.
It would be a wise decision to provide a summary of the two readings you are synthesizing; but take care to leave enough room that the bulk of your paper is dedicated to analyzing the ways in which these texts converge and diverge from each other. Somewhere on your first page should contain the thesis of your paper—that is, by the time I finish page one, I should have some indication of what the point of your paper is. That is: what can we learn by putting these texts in conversation with each other? What insights can we gain?
Requirements:
Length:
6-8 double-spaced pages
12-point standard font
Basic Contents:
½ Summarizing 2x articles from class
½ Synthesizing those 2x articles
Submission Type: Microsoft Word .docx document via Canvas Dropbox
Due Date: February 23, 2023 (Beginning of Spring Break)
Dropbox Close Date: February 28, 2023 (Middle of Spring Break)
Basic Structure #1: While you are not beholden to this structure, I have outlined one possible basic structure one might use for this paper:
Introduction
Identifies the 2x readings from the syllabus you’ll be writing about
Identifies the key themes discussed in each reading
Thesis Statement: how does putting these two readings in conversation with each other help us better understand both?
Length: approx. 1/8 total paper length (~0.5-1.0 pages)
Summary
Summary of Reading One:
Identify object(s) of study
Provide key takeaways/main points of article
Include 2-3 quotations or cited summaries in your own words
Length: approx. ¼ total paper length (~1.0-1.5 page)
Summary of Reading Two:
Identify object(s) of study
Provide key takeaways/main points of article
Include 2-3 quotations or cited summaries in your own words
Length: approx. ¼ total paper length (~1.0-1.5 pages)
Synthesis
Identify main points of convergence and divergence between your 2x selected readings
Unpack how putting these 2x readings in conversation with each other helps us better understand a specific phenomenon
Identify potential sites of exploration/object(s) of study that you might pursue in your final project using this framework
Length: approx. ½ total paper length (~4 pages)
Conclusion
Summarize main takeaways
Gesture towards future work (how you might take what you explained in this paper and apply it towards better understanding a specific object of study
Length: approx. 1/8 total paper length (~0.5-1.0 pages)
Works Cited
APA, MLA, or other standardized works cited page that lists both readings covered in your paper, along with any supplemental materials you may be using.
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