Research Topic: Post-Colonial Literature –
Purpose: To read and analyze a Post-Colonial work of fiction.
When the people/s of Africa, India, the Caribbean, and Asia finally gained independence from the Europeans (British, French, Belgians, Germans… ) during the 20th century, they found that their national, cultural, and individual identities had been drastically changed through colonization. In this research paper, you will examine how authors have captured postcolonialism by reading a novel and secondary articles that address the historical, social, and political background of the time.
Postcolonial writers focus on three (3) areas:
1) Reclaiming Spaces and Places to restore connections between indigenous people and their native land through description, narration and dramatization;
2) Asserting Cultural Identity to restore pride in indigenous practices/traditions;
3) Revising History to relate narratives from the point of view of those who were colonized.
Research Question(s) – Choose one (1):
1. How does the literary text, explicitly or allegorically, represent various aspects of colonial oppression?
2. What does the text reveal about the problematics of post-colonial identity, including the relationship between personal and cultural identity and such issues as double consciousness and hybridity?
3. What person(s) or groups does the work identify as “other” or stranger? How are such persons/groups described and treated?
4. What does the text reveal about the politics and/or psychology of anti-colonialist resistance?
5. What does the text reveal about the operations of cultural difference – the ways in which race, religion, class, gender, sexual orientation, cultural beliefs, and customs combine to form individual identity – in shaping our perceptions of ourselves, others, and the world in which we live?
All preliminary assignments count as (1) test grade :
Response Paper (#1) – 500 words minimum Response Paper (#2) – 800 word minimum Response Paper (#3) – 1000 word minimum Outline/Thesis/Text evidence
Due Friday, March 13, 2020 Due Monday, March 23, 2020 Due Tuesday March 31, 2020 Due Friday April 10, 2020
Secondary Source Notes Research Paper Rough Draft Final Paper
Due Friday, April 10, 2020 Due Monday, April 13, 2020 Due Friday April 17, 2020
Final Research Paper
Length: Minimum approximately 7-9 pages
Sources: A minimum of 4 secondary sources is required: these may be print or online sources or a combination.
Format:
MLA format (Include a title page)
Works Cited page, all citations in alphabetical order with correct formatting
Follow MLA for all parts of the paper including Works Cited including parenthetical
citations, signal phrases, properly incorporated quotations etc,.
****See Owl Purdue (OWL) website for MLA formatting guidelines*****
Other Requirements:
Both a typed First Draft and Final Draft must be submitted to Google Classroom
Long block quotes of 4 or more lines may only be used twice in the entire paper.
The paper will also be graded for academic language, organization, transitions,
grammar.
Helpful Resources: MLA Style Handbook
https://style.mla.org/citing-dialogue-from-a-novel/
Finding Articles to Support Your Paper
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cXpzRJEapLuTIRpW- _4VhFE927Qpl92NOewuj1HClsI/edit?usp=sharing
Research Paper Rubric
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CsmJlz- PYlZ28SIfMT7clm1ZzssOC024dTwRvItik_s
Words to Introduce Quotations
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzAhPanAgsC8YUdvSV9GbDVDTmc/view?usp=sharing
MLA Citation
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzAhPanAgsC8Ty10M21lXzdoQXc https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzAhPanAgsC8dEZ1TFV4MHFLNkU
ELA Research Guide
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzAhPanAgsC8a1Z4a3ZaQ1dxUXJiMnNVR29VbDRjW DB6TXow
Universal Themes
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Xtg4TJ3AOIC7iJCpa_g2zas2rlUEGhqxCHzQgtCVJLw
I don’t need the response papers, only need the final paper. This is a graduation requirement! My teacher already assigned me a book to use for my paper, Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga so please use this when completing the research paper. And make the prompt clear, Make it clear which number you chose. Also my average in this class is a C- so it doesn’t need to be super sophisticated. I am a senior
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