Florida International University Robert Frost & Carl Sandburg Research Paper

Use MLA style in-text documentation.

Include a Works Cited page with at least one primary source (the literature) and one critical source (a work about the literature) accessed through one of the PBSC Library databases.

Develop a focused thesis on a writer or writers related to our course.

You may focus on works we have covered in class or on other American writers.

Use specifics from the literature and from the journal article to support your thesis.

First, do some general background reading about the work of the author you have selected as a way to explore the subject.

Next, develop a focused thesis, perhaps on one of the following as it applies

to the author you are studying:

Theme

Symbols

Style

Genre

A complete analysis of a short work

Character

Plot

Etc.

Your paper can focus on one work by one author, on two or more

works by an author, or on a comparison/contrast of works by different authors.

Databases allow you to access journal articles. It is a requirement of the course that you use at least one journal article accessed through one of our databases. If you choose to use additional sources:

The reference section of the library provides valuable literary

sources. Also, you can look for circulating books on your topic using the on-line

catalog .

Authors to choose from

Emily Dickinson

Walt Whitman

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Langston Hughes

Robert Frost

CARL SANDBURG