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Literature Circle Identity Research EssayFor the past few weeks, we have been reading, Red Rising, The Paris Architect, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Son of a Trickster, Night, The Vanishing Half, Lullabies for Little Criminals, and The Kite Runner. Over the next few weeks, we will be preparing an outline for your research paper. This will be broken up into four parts to ensure that you understand all the elements needed in writing a strong research paper.For this essay, based on all the information available to you, the question that you need to answer is how is identity evident in terms of one of the themes listed below? Your essay must demonstrate that you have a clear understanding how the theme of identity is evident and use all your sources in the essay to support your overall argument. The essay must include sources from the following: a film, one academic article, your novel, and any literary source or medium of your choice in your essay. You must be selective in what information you use to formulate your opinion on the overarching theme which is identity. You must site your sources and include a works cited page as well. Possible themes to choose from when writing about identity:EnvironmentComing of AgeEmpowermentFamilyIdentity CrisisLoss of InnocenceSacrificeOvercoming obstaclesQuest of discoverySelf-relianceSelf-perseveranceWill to surviveTraditional vs. New AgeCultureGenderPart 1Pick one topic that will be the focus of your entire essay.My topic is: Your thesis will be based on the topic that you choose to write on. Part 2You have successfully finished your novel. You are now going to find the first literary source besides your novel for your essay. Pick one of the ten movies listed below. You will be watching this movie on your own. However, you will be watching it with a critical eye. The movie is going to be one of the key sources in your essay. It is important that you take notes and time stamp those moments for your essay.Here are some possible movies to consider:Lion (2015) (Netflix)Hello, My name is Doris (Netflix) Chef (2014) (Netflix) The Disaster Artist (2017)Yesterday 2019 (Crave)Spiderman: Far from Home 2019 (Disney Plus) Black Panther 2018 (Disney Plus)The Incredibles 1 or 2 (Disney Plus)Baby Driver (2017) NetflixCaptain America: Civil War (2016) Disney PlusParasite (2019) Crave on DemandBeasts of No Nation (2015) NetflixOr a movie of your choice, but you must pitch that movie to me to get it approved.Part 3Once you have selected your movie, you are then going to select any literary source of your choice. However, your literary source must be connected to the theme that you have selected. This could be any of the following:MovieSongShort storyNon-fiction articlePoemTelevision show/DocumentaryNovelCartoonRemember to time stamp any media that you are using for your essay. We are still following MLA citation. Part 4We will be going to the SD43 Library Database. You will be selecting an article from the database, Canada in Context. Remember that the non-fiction article needs to connect with the theme that you have selected to write on for this essay. We will be working on how to find the best information when using a database. The same methods should apply if you decide that you want to use Google Scholar to find the non-fiction article. Part 5Now that you have all of your sources the fun begins. Now you need to pick the best examples that will prove why the topic you selected plays a role in shaping identity. Complete the planning phase and hand this in before you start writing your essay. Planning Phase: Research EssayYou are handing this planning phase in before you write your essay.Theme: EnvironmentBackground information of all the sources used in your paper. (One to two sentences summary is ideal.)Thesis Evidence to support my thesis from my sourcesPlease note that each body paragraph should focus on how that source connects to your thesis. Do not combine sources into body paragraphs. Focus on one topic and connect it back to your thesis. NovelONE BODY PARAGRAPH)Movie (ONE BODY PARAGRAPH)My literary source(ONE BODY PARAGRAPH)Non-Fiction Article(ONE BODY PARAGRAPH) ................
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