Literary Research Paper-Information Sheet
Your task is to write a literary research paper on Toni Morrison’s Sula.
The following steps will enable you to generate a topic and to choose your research materials. You may use material from your previous essays in this class for this project.
This paper is worth 50% of your grade.
1. Your final project must contain the following components:
- a. a Sentence Outline and Thesis:
- b. at least one complete rough copy which is significantly different from your final copy
- c. a minimum of four secondary sources
- d. Works Cited
Follow the MLA format for all citations and your Works Cited!
- f. Final copy of minimum 7 pages (excluding the Works Cited)
2. In addition to Sula, you must use at least four secondary sources. These must consist of scholarly articles (from JSTOR, Project Muse, or journals) or books from the library. Other internet sources, unless they have been approved by me beforehand, are not acceptable. You may also cite other texts by Morrison or other relevant authors. Although most of your sources must address the novel, you may use one or two sources which deal with topics related to your project but not to the novel. They may be from disciplines like History,
Psychology, Sociology, Critical Race Theory, or Gender Studies.
