English 201    Spring 2004

Nancy Eichner, Instructor

The Research Project

Response to On the Rez, by Ian Frazier

 

 

Write a research paper that answers a challenging, worthwhile, grounded question in response to Ian Frazier’s book On the Rez.

 

Your question may be inpired by any point or piece of information Frazier presents in Rez.  Your research may focus on any Native American group, not just the Oglala Lakota.

 

Although MLA format does not ask for an abstract, please include an abstract before the main body of the essay.  Center the word Abstract and draw a line under the abstract, thus separating it from the rest of the essay.

 

Your question, research findings and conclusions will be presented to the class.  Following your presentation, you will lead a question and answer period about your project findings.  If you wish to deal with a question that is too broad for one person to handle in the time allotted and if you wish to work collaboratively, you may work in a group.  You will write the paper for your section of the project, including the Works Cited page.  Your group may present a group presentation.  There are great advantages to collaborative work, and I encourage it.

 

 Length:  minimum 10 – 15 pages

Typed and double spaced

MLA format

  

Due Dates—In written form, provide the following:

 

 

Research Question

Friday, April 16

 

Strategy Plan

Thursday, April 22

 

Annotated Bibliography

Thursday, April 29

 

Example of quote from your sources and how you want to integrate it

Thursday, May 13

 

Thesis/Outline

Friday, May 14

 

First Draft

May 19-25

Workshops and Conferences

Works Cited page

Thursay, May 27

 

Research Paper Due to Nancy

Tuesday, June 1

Presentations begin (June 1 – June 8)