Instructions
PROMPT: Write a 7-10 page research essay explaining how one theme in the novel Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler provides insight into or comments on our contemporary world. Your essay should reflect the interpretive and analytical skills you have cultivated over the course of the semester. Your goal is to make a convincing argument about the novel and you should support that argument over the length of your essay. (Your works cited will be in addition to the required 7-10 pages)
the research paper –– REQUIRES SECONDARY SOURCES. (*INCORPORATE SECONDARY SOURCES INTO THE ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY*)
Keep a thorough reading log that tracks: a.) Discussion of the theme related to your research question b.) Character profiles (protagonist or main characters and supporting characters) c.) Questions that you would like to ponder by yourself and in class discussions d.) Passages that you deem significant and relevant to your research project e.) Mini-analyses that could be incorporated into your final paper.
*I also included an additional thesis statement that needs to be incorporated into the research paper along with the outline of the paper that needs to be completed!!!!!*