ID 201H Fall 2003
Paper 1Due Date: 10 September
Length: 3 full typed pages maximum
Assessment: Graded; 5%
Topic: Although Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a monster story, it is also a story of the monstrous. What measures does Frankenstein provide the readers with for understanding what is monstrous in human society?
Paper Guidelines: ID201H papers are formal academic papers. As such, they should reflect rigorous critical thinking. As part of the process and product of critical thought, they should
Furthermore, your papers must
First and foremost,
your papers are to be thesis-driven essays. A thesis statement is a guiding
statement for an essay that presents the subject of the essay and the writer's
point-of-view (or comment) on the subject. As such, a thesis-driven essay has
a point to make; it is a pointed essay. All of the ideas and information in
the paper drive that point home to the reader. To support your thesis, you will
draw from ideas presented in LS 1 readings and large group presentations, using
direct quotations or paraphrases, as well as from class discussion. You should
follow the appropriate style for documentation and citation outlined in the
Appendix of the LS 1 reader and The
Skidmore Guide to Writing. Depending upon the paper topic, you may also
need to draw upon personal experience to support your thesis.
For guidelines on analyzing paper topics, click here.