Papers on a poem should take into account the poem s form and content and relate the poem either to other works by the same poet, to similar poems, or to a theme or issue of American modernism. 10-page paper incorporating primary or secondary research. Your longer paper may be on one or more of the texts on the syllabus or on a specific problem or question the course s readings raise about American literature or culture in the first quarter of the Twentieth Century. It should focus on primarily on elucidating the literature of this period. All written work should be typed, double-spaced, documented, and presented according to the most recent edition of the MLA Guidelines for Research Papers.
Papers are due in class on the day they are scheduled on the syllabus.
Late papers will not be accepted without prior approval from the instructor. Work missed because of absences cannot be made up. Students missing more than three classes will lose full credit on their participation grade. Incompletes will not be assigned except in cases of extreme hardship and only after discussions with the instructor.