I need another help in my research essay.
I’m studying for my English class and need an explanation.
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Contextual Research Essay
Part I: Textual Analysis
- Analyze significant quotes from your reading
- Discuss main ideas/arguments within your text
Now ask yourself:
How might additional context impact your perception of your reading?
What insight would you hope to gain from this new background information?
Part II: Research Analysis
- Present your contextual research findings
- How does the context you have gathered enhance the meaning of your text?
- How does the context you have gathered complicate the meaning of your text?
Part III: New Ideas/Free Association
Now ask yourself:
How could my analysis of this reading serve as a jumping-off point for new thoughts/ideas?
- Address new topics/thoughts/question about the author and his/her text inspired by your analysis thus far.
- Discuss how these new thoughts Complicate or enhance the meaning of your new reading
- How has your perspective on the text changed as result of your new associations with the author and his/her text?
Part IV: Concluding Remarks
Asses the intellectual value of outside context and free-association as it applies to a text
MLA format 4 Sources 5-6 Pages