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EN270: Transnational Feminism, 2011/12
Sorcha [email protected]
Office: H540Office Hour: Tuesday, 11am
seminar
You
topic
Questions we will cover today:
How do I structure an essay?
What is the writing process?
How do I choose a question?
What is a thesis statement?
What is research? Is an essay ever finished?
Writing
Research 2 (Secondary material)
Selecting your question
Research 1 (Primary text)
Editing
The process of writing an essay:
Selecting your question:
Read all the
questions
What question interests
you most?
Does this question challenge
you?
How will you
approach the
question?
Thesis Statement
Research 1: The Primary Text
Re-read the
primary text(s)
Select the passages you will focus on
Analyse these
passages
Outline an essay plan based on
your analysis
Draft a close reading of the text based on your
essay plan
What are examples of the various kinds of secondary material you can use in an essay?
Why is secondary material important?
What is the difference between theory and secondary criticism?
Why is it important to have your thesis statement and rough draft done before you start secondary research?
Secondary material: Stop and think
Research 2: Secondary Material
Work relevant material into the draft of your
essay
Look at module
reading lists & do library catalogue searches
Briefly look at material you think
will be relevant
Make a list of useful material
Work through your list
and make notes
Editing:
Read what you
have written - edit as
you go.
Have you answered
the question?
Does your essay
answer your thesis statement?
Does the organisation
of your essay make
sense?
Then set your essay aside for a
break before you proof
read it.
Rewrite your
introduction
Read what you have written...
again
