Annotated Bibliography 1. A Doll's House: Contrasts Helmer and Krogstad Nora and Kristina Linde Appearance and Reality Morality and Legality Men's and Women's Roles

The purpose of the Research Project assignment is to analyze a specific aspect 1. A Doll's House: Contrasts Helmer and Krogstad Nora and Kristina Linde Appearance and Reality Morality and Legality Men's and Women's Roles The goal is to expand your understanding of that aspect by researching what professional literary critics have written and locate at least 5 sources that address your topic/sub-topics. [Eventually (in the next step of this project) you will incorporate this research, and your own thinking, into a final Research Paper.] The Annotated Bibliography is a lead-in assignment that is designed to give evidence that you have located credible and relevant sources, and that you have read and understood their significance to your topic/sub-topics. NOTE: Do not expect that you will locate articles that do what I have asked you to do in this assignment. For instance, don't expect to locate an article that contrasts appearance and reality in A Doll's House. That is what YOU need to do (eventually) in your Research Paper. Don't expect to find an article that is all about appearance in the play or devoted to an analysis of reality in the play. They may not even use this language--they may use synonyms for these terms. However, you will find that critics (in the course of their analysis of the play) will address pertinent ideas (although not always in the context that I have asked you to consider for this assignment). Your job (for the annotated bibliography) is to locate these sources The Annotated Bibliography is an MLA formatted bibliography that lists and summarizes sources of literary criticism that you will use in your research project/report. It must include: at least FIVE sources of literary criticism that must: be obtained from Seminole State Library resources (either the library databases or hard copy resources). Refer to the Research Project Resources page for help locating and using the BEST databases for this project. directly relate to the specific aspect of the play that you have chosen. be formatted in proper MLA style. See the Document Correctly page for help with this. A proper paraphrase/summary (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. (this is called an annotation) that also includes ONE pertinent direct quotation from the source. The summary and direct quotation should clearly indicate how the source addresses the specific aspect of the play you have chosen to analyze. a proper paraphrase means you have NOT plagiarized (used the exact wording of the source) or paraphrase plagiarized (changing some or all of the words to synonyms, but borrowing the syntax). If you are not sure of what constitutes a proper paraphrase, see Seminole State College's English Department site on How to Avoid Plagiarism. (Make sure you work through all of the exercises (10) included there.) These annotations should be the length of a standard paragraph (at least 5-6 sentences in length/a total of 150 words minimum). [The pertinent reference from the literary critic (see next point) does NOT count as part of this sentence/word count.] A single direct quotation that is especially pertinent (to your project) and is properly documented using MLA format (quotation marks and in-text parenthetical citation). Incorporate the quotation into your annotation skillfully so that it blends with the observations you are making in the paragraph. (It can be incorporated anywhere you choose in the annotation.) Consult Incorporating Quotations for more information on this. Your bibliography will be evaluated according to this Rubric Sample Entry: The entries should be simply double-spaced with no extra spacing between the works cited entry and the entry should have a hanging indent. The annotation is entirely a summary of Jacobson's article. There is none of my analysis--it is all a summary/paraphrase of Jacobson's ideas. This is just ONE entry. Your annotated bibliography would need to have AT LEAST five. Jacobson, Irving. Family Dreams in Death of a Salesman. American Literature 47.2 (1974): 247-58. Literary Reference Center. Web. 17 Nov. 2012. Irving Jacobson proposes that many of Arthur Miller's plays feature characters who feel dislocated and yearn for strong, human connections. The conflict of the play comes as they attempt to reshape their worlds to achieve connections. Jacobson notes that Miller "attributed success to the power to transform a relatively impersonal social world into a home that offered familial warmth" (248). In Death of a Salesman, the protagonist Willy Loman epitomizes a tragic inability to attain that connection. Surrounded by visions of success, Loman remains lost in a world that is cold and indifferent to this traveling salesman. He even cannot evoke warmth and a feeling of familial connection with his blood relations, for their success separates them from himself. Despite his attempts to emulate the models of success he sees around him, he remains bewildered by his failures. He calculates Dave Singleman's success by the number of people who traveled many miles to attend his funeral. As witness to his inability to achieve the same success and connection, Loman is mourned by few at the conclusion of this play.