English

Deepen their attention to and analysis of the interpretive complexities of literary and other creative works as well as the intersections among texts, genres, and media

Position their analyses of creative works relative to pertinent scholarly debates, literary histories, and cultural contexts

Conduct independent research by using library catalogues, digital databases, and/or literary archives, assess the academic value of secondary sources, and properly cite the information used

Evaluate and revise their work through peer review, self-reflection, and/or multiple stages of drafting and editing toward a polished final project

Compose a 12-15-page research paper that originates a complex interpretive question and pursues a multifaceted argument through sustained close readings, formal and intertextual analyses, integration of secondary sources, and an expository structure developed in tune with the logic of the argument