Final Research Project
As a capstone for this course, each of you will be required to turn in a piece of creative writing that gracefully incorporates research done in the course of the semester and an afterword that details the process of research. You may label them Part I and Part II, as defined below.
I. Specifically, the creative work (@ 5,000 words of prose or @ 10 pages of poetry) must incorporate the fruits of all seven categories of research outlined in class; note that the first two are quite particular in what kind of research product they require, while the other five are open to your choice:
II. The Afterword will contain a brief introduction to the research project and at least one paragraph detailing the nature of the source in each of the seven categories and how you used it in your creative work.
N.B.: Both the creative work (Part I) and the (Afterword Part II) must be cleanly presented in standard manuscript format, including a cover page with title, your name, genre, course, and date. Do not include footnotes; rather present your notes by page number and tag them with the first three words of the paragraph in which they appear. For examples, see Edmund Morris' Theodore Rex or Gerard's Secret Soldiers. Don't get hung up on citation form-- do the best you can according to The Chicago Manual of Style. The goal is honesty and clarity and detailing your sources. Notes may include additional narrative, when appropriate.