As we get closer to our final\nproject\u2014drafting portions of a publishable article about Carol Ann Duffy\u2019s\nfirst five volumes of poetry\u2014we need to start thinking about the arguments that\nwe can make about whether or not The\nWorld\u2019s Wife<\/em> is a \u201c\u2018normal\u2019 poetry collection\u201d in her oeuvre. As always,\nour research question remains, \u201cIs she right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n You will write a six-page-minimum (more\nis fine!) paper that examines TWW in relation to one <\/em>of Duffy\u2019s other collections: Standing Female Nude, Selling Manhattan, The Other Country, <\/em>or Mean Time<\/em>. In a sense, your argument\nwill be to agree or disagree with Duffy\u2019s assessment: are, for example, TWW and\nSFN similar to one another or are they radically different? Either is an\nequally valid choice. To orient your writing, you could think of this as a\n\u201ccompare and contrast\u201d paper. Make sure that\nyou do not simply summarize what happens in the poems; instead, focus on one\ntheme or aspect of the two books to make your argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is important to remember that you\nare making an argument<\/strong>, something\nthat you will need to persuasively demonstrate. You should draw your evidence\nfor this argument via \u201cclose reading,\u201d an analysis of the language and\ntechniques present within the poems and volumes. Again, it\u2019s not enough to\nconsider the overarching themes or organization of the two volumes. You are\nrequired to examine the language of at\nleast one poem from each <\/em>volume in detail<\/strong>.\nThese details will comprise some of the evidence for your argument. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You\nnot only need an appropriate amount of evidence but you must also spend an\nappropriate amount of time demonstrating and explaining<\/strong> how\nyour evidence adds up to your interpretation. Help your reader understand how\nthe dots connect in your argument. What this means is that when you use\nquotations from the text (and you must)<\/strong>,\nyou must also take the time to make clear how that quotation relates to your\nlarger argument. This is not as simple as it sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\nare not<\/em> required to use external\nsources for this assignment, although you may do so if you would like. Whether\nor not you use external sources, you\nwill need a Works Cited list<\/strong> in\ncorrect,<\/strong> MLA 8th<\/sup> edition style<\/strong>.\nFeel free to use EasyBib<\/a> to make this\nprocess easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Papers must be emailed to me as PDFs by 11:59pm on 4 April.<\/strong> Please name files in the following format: [last name]-duffy.pdf (e.g., This\nassignment is worth 150 points. I will grade the papers simply with letter\ngrades. A+ = 100; A= 95; A- = 92; B+= 88; etc. I will focus on a few discreet\nthings in grading:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The BYU\nWriting Center<\/a> is an excellent resource for you as you\u2019re working on any stage of your\npaper. In fact, I think seeking this sort of feedback is so important that I\nwill award you 5 extra points<\/strong> if you bring a draft of your paper there.\nThat works out to a 3.33% increase, which is the same thing as moving from a B\nto a B+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Be sure to\nask your tutor to notify me at brian [dot] croxall [at] byu [dot] edu<\/a>. They will send me an outline of\nthe tutoring session, but what I really care about is your attending. The\nWriting Center can get very busy at different points in the semester. You\nshould consider making\nan appointment<\/a> sooner rather than later. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Nitty Gritty<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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