Annotated bibliography of the novel friday by Robert A Heinlein

  This project will consist of two parts: 1) an annotated bibliography of literary scholarship related to the chosen work, and 2) an interpretive essay, similar to essay one, using at least two sources from the annotated bibliography. Part One: Compose an Annotated Bibliography examining six to eight (6-8) items of literary scholarship related to the work in question. Annotations should include a brief summary of the source’s claim, examination of the scholarly reliability of the source, and brief discussion of the source’s possible relevance to the work. These sources can examine a work or author generally, or be focused on a specific aspect of the work that you might be pursuing in your essay (Part Two). In most cases, at least half should be from peer-reviewed journals on literature. Part Two: The Essay Project: an interpretive essay using a minimum of two sources outside the subject work. Don’t panic; it’s not that intense, nor the sort of thing that you may have done in ENG 105. The essay here must develop an interpretive claim, with the same general purpose as essay one, only this time you’ll also be entering the larger scholarly conversation that others are conducting, using sources to help contextualize your discussion. Essay claims may address formal elements, (symbols, imagery, etc.), themes, or the broader ideas or significances of the work, social, cultural, or otherwise. Note that an argument in response to, or in contradiction of, a scholar’s claims is acceptable. The essay must be a work of literary analysis and interpretation. As in Essay One, a strong thesis will link key elements to important ideas, allowing the essay to illustrate how that element contributes and develops. The developed essay should present a complex claim with thorough development, and thus should result in the range of five to seven (5-7) pages, (1250-1750 words), in addition to the annotated bibliography, and not including the Works Cited page.