Write a formal research paper of 1400-1500 words (not including title page and references page). Please pay attention to word count. This essay should not use personal “I” or chatty “you.” It should have a very formal academic style. Use APA formatting and documentation (or MLA if you are familiar with it). Include a formal title page, and format your essay properly with indented paragraphs, double-spacing, page numbers, and 2.54 cm margins.
We are asked to choose a writer OR singer/band OR film-maker who has used writing as a social or political weapon. Discover how and why this person did what they did. Apply the concepts from our lecture, the literature itself, and secondary sources.
I chose George Orwell, famous for his work Animal Farm.
Introduction: Approx 1/2 page
Thesis: 1-2 sentences
AUTHOR develops/highlights/analyzes/unfolds the theme/motif of _______ through THREE OR MORE ASPECTS OF FORM.
AUTHOR’s importance to the culture THROUGH THREE OR MORE CHOICES HE/SHE MAKES.
Foundation paragraph: Approx ½ page
Provide any background you feel is essential. This will likely focus on the writer’s background, cultural or historical context – what was happening at the time, the ideology, the social concerns, the cultural practices
Analysis paragraphs: approx. 4-5 pages
Concluding paragraph: approx. ½ page
Summarize your argument in a fresh, new way. Avoid repeating
PS: you can mention a few of their songs or poems in the introduction. but you will mainly focus on just 1 of their writing/literature, like animal farm.
PS: please do include their background (author) ang give empahsis on their writing as political/social weapon.