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 * American Romanticism Research Paper **

Writing the Research Paper
// **[|Introduction to Writing a Literary Analysis RP]** //

Below are links to several web sites to assist you in developing a thesis statement:
 * Generating a Thesis - Web Resources **
 * Dartmouth University: Developing Your ThesisAn overview of writing a thesis statements with guided questions for evaluating the quality of your statement.
 * Indiana University: How to Write a Thesis StatementEmphasizes the characteristics of a well-developed thesis statement.
 * The OWL at Purdue: Creating a Thesis StatementProvide helpful suggestions and examples for writing thesis statements
 * Rutgers: The ThesisAssociate English Professor at Rutgers University, Jack Lynch offers an overview of the characteristics of a thesis statement, samples of good and bad thesis statements, and links to other reliable sources that also discuss thesis statements.
 * University of North Carolina: Thesis StatementsThis web site "describes what a thesis statement is, how thesis statements work in your writing, and how you can discover or refine one..."
 * University of Toronto: Using Thesis StatementsProvides examples of well-defined thesis statements.


 * [|In-text Citations: The Basics] **

Noodle Tools Modern Language Association (MLA) (Provides links to helpful resources -- MLA formatting)
 * Citation Tools **

= Research Resources = [|Catalog]

Locating Literary Criticism
[|Student Resource Center] [|Literature Resource Center] [|Gale Virtual Reference Library] [|Proquest Databases] (Remember to select Full Text and Peer-Reviewed before you enter your search terms)
 * Databases **

**Option 1:**
What is American Romanticism? What makes a story “Romantic”?

**Short Stories for Students**
[|The Devil and Tom Walker] [|The Cask of Amontillado] [|The Black Cat] [|The Tell-Tale Heart] [|The Raven] (Student Resources in Context) [|Thanatopsis] (Student Resources in Context) [|Henry Wadsworth Longfellow] (Student Resources in Context)

**Option 2:**
What is Gothic literature? What makes a story “Gothic”?

Short Stories for Students
[|Young Goodman Brown] [|The Minister's Blak Veil] [|The Legend of Sleepy Hollow] [|Bartleby]