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- What questions do you have about the research paper?
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1) Can you break down how many sources are exactly required? Can you tell me how many reviews I need from the book and movie? Should I have some text evidence from the book?
2) Is there a specific format you want in our research paper? LIke double spaced? Or make the font size 12?
Excellent questions!
Yes, Jaheim, in the syllabus I mention that we are using MLS style and a 12-pt font with double spacing.Yes, you are supposed to have internal quotes from every source: the novel, the film, and six critical reviews by six different professional critics, one quote each (minimum). These reviews are considered secondary sources.
Ideally, there would be 3 reviews on the book and 3 reviews on the film version. It could be 2 on the book and 4 on the movie since film reviews are more readily accessible.
1) is their list of books where we have to choose from or do we just find our own
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It is in the syllabus, but I have copied and pasted that list here:Books to films suggested readings: PLEASE NOTE: Film titles must be underlined or italicized.
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Blade Runner by Philip K. Dick
Carrie by Stephen King
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Collector by John Fowles (1965 version only)
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
Dracula by Bram Stoker (numerous film versions)
Dune by Frank Herbert
Emma by Jane Austen
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (numerous film versions)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles
Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (check online which seasons correspond to which books; then choose one)
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Green Mile by Stephen King
Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling or any in the Harry Potter series
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkein
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins or any in the book series
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (sometimes referred to as a “non-fiction novel”)
Interview with the Vampire by Ann Rice
It by Stephen King
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Mildred Pierce by James. M. Cain
Midnight Cowboy by James Leo Herlihy
Psycho by Robert Bloch
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby, Jr.
Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkein or any of The Lord of the Rings books
Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
The Shining by Stephen King
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer or any in the film series
Watchmen by Alan Moore (graphic novel) the 2009 film version
The World According to Garp by John Irving
If you have a novel-to-film combination that you would like to consider, please ask me. PLEASE DO NOT READ ANYTHING NOT ON THIS LIST WITHOUT GETTING IT APPROVED FIRST! THIS IS AN ASSIGNMENT TO READ A NOVEL, no other text item is acceptable, no plays, no video games.
You are looking for similarities and differences. Also, why were changes made from book to film?
I don’t have many questions right now but maybe later in the future but how much time do we have to complete the research paper?
Matthew, the research paper should be submitted approximately a week before the last class meeting on our college calendar.
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