English 201 Proposal and Annotated Bibliography Form

Name: Date: English 201 Professor Kudish Proposal Thesis: The text that most shapes the Creature’s identity or sense of self in Frankenstein is*: Support: 2 quotations from Frankenstein that support this thesis are: (don’t forget the page numbers!) 1. 2. Summary of your primary source: Read about the text you chose in the Literary Reference Center database (make sure you note your source in MLA format). Then summarize the content of the source in your own words, while referencing the source either by quoting or paraphrasing. Alternatively, you may also read excerpts of the primary source (or the whole thing if you are very ambitious!). Analysis: Based on your research and analysis of the texts, explain why you think that this source is especially important to shaping the Creature: * You must choose from: Paradise Lost, Lives, The Sorrows of Young Werther, Ruins of Empires (warning: this one is hard to find info about, but could be rewarding to try!), or Vindication of the Rights of Woman. 1 Annotated Bibliography Secondary Source 1: Library Database Source Recommendations: Literary Reference Center database for Encyclopedia articles JStor database for scholarly articles (you can even search for the two primary texts together, e.g. “Frankenstein and Plutarch’s Lives). MLA Citation (if you are using a database, there will be a way to have the site generate a citation for you): Summary of the source (what are the main things you learned from reading this source? What is the author’s point of view or argument, if there is one?): Support: 2 quotations from your secondary source that support your thesis are: (don’t forget the page numbers!) 1. 2. Secondary Source 2: Another database article or other academic source, for example: • • • Articles or websites from museums and libraries (e.g. The British Library, The Library of Congress, The British Museum, etc.) Articles published on academic websites (.edu) Other articles that explicitly indicate they have been peer reviewed by scholars (here is a good one, for example: https://romantic-circles.org/editions/frankenstein/V2notes/ruins) If you are unsure about a source, please ask me about it! MLA Citation (if you are using a database, there will be a way to have the site generate a citation for you; some academic sites will also do this. You may have to look it up, though): 2 Summary of the source (what are the main things you learned from reading this source? What is the author’s point of view or argument, if there is one?): Support: 2 quotations from your secondary source that support your thesis are: (don’t forget the page numbers!) 1. 2. 3