Peyten Dobbs

The Great Gatsby Paper Topics (if you choose to do Gatsby as your research paper)

NOTE: IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO GATSBY AS YOUR PAPER FOR THE RESEARCH PAPER, YOU MUST SEE ME ON MONDAY MORNING OR AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY MORNING NEXT WEEK. THIS IS NON-NEGOTIABLE.
Choose one of the following topics:

1.Choose one theme (E.G. carelessness, money as a corruptor, responsibility, perspective) from the novel and discuss how Fitzgerald weaves the theme through The Great Gatsby. Be sure to discuss the significance of the theme.

2.Choose one symbol (E.G. cars, flowers, water) from the novel and discuss how Fitzgerald weaves the symbol through The Great Gatsby. Be sure to discuss the significance of the symbol.

3.Choose one color (E.G. blue, gold, green, grey, white, red) from the novel and discuss how Fitzgerald weaves the color through The Great Gatsby. Be sure to discuss the significance of the color.

4.Choose one character from the novel and discuss whether you believe that character is a victim or a victimizer.

5.Paper topic of your choice.

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Research Paper Directions/Information/Assignments: Download file

Research Paper Stations (learning how to do Research Questions, MLA Format, Works Cited Page, Integrating Quotes, Organizing Information using Slugs): Download file

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MLA Format:Download file

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Please use this citation for your big lit textbook.

be sure to include the page or page numbers at the end!

Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc., 2004. page numbers.

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FOR CITATIONS: Citation Generator

You can also use Citation Machine, another helpful website for things like this. Just make sure that you use MLA format!

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Turnitin.com

You will be running your papers through Turnitin.com, a plagiarism prevention website. This is not a "gotcha," but rather a learning experience to help you be able to understand what needs citing and how to avoid plagiarism.

Please download the document below and follow the instructions for signing up for turnitin.com.
Download file
Once you have done this, you must run your first persuasive paper through the site and print out your origninality report. Because you only have a few days until Wednesday, you may turn in your originality report (on the same paper you turn in on Wednesday) by Friday.

Note: the paper is still due to me in class on Wednesday, but the report can be handed in later if necessary. This will be the only time you may hand in a report "late." For all other papers in this class, you will run them through TurnItIn.

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How to access the Cobb Virtual library:

Cobb Virtual Library is available off-campus! Print these passwords, and you will be able to access all * of the CVL resources from home, from the public library, or from your favorite wireless hotspot.

Cobb Virtual Library URL: http://cvl.cobbk12.org

CVL User name: Cobbhs

CVL Password: three

Galileo Password: trainband (valid 5/15/08 to 8/31/08) fallback (valid 8/31/08 to 12/12/08)

*Note: in order to access Nettrekker from home, you must create an individual account while at school.

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This is the link to the Cobb County Research Guide ONLINE!

http://www.cobbk12.org/~schoolimprovement/curriculum/langarts/ResearchGuide/docguides.html

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