American Authors Research Project “Langston Hughes”

As an independent learner, you must discover where to find educational material. You will summarize the material necessary to meet the requirements of the assignment. You will create a Works Cited page with your sources in the M.L.A. documentation style.

Choose an American author from the  list. Research the author, hitting on 
important biographical information. 

As part of your research, look for answers to the following questions:

1. What view of life do their themes represent? Positive or negative?

2. How do they represent an aspect of “The American Dream” theme? (Look it up!)

3. Which genre do they write in? Is it poetry, fiction, non-fiction? Gothic, Romantic, Realistic, etc.?

4. How do they represent development in American history? (What part of American History do you learn about?)

5. Describe what culture they represent. Race, socio-economic status, education?

6. Evaluate their philosophy – how they view the world and their place in it; politics – are they liberal, conservative, etc. in their political leanings; religion – does religion play a part in the writing and how; and/or social influence – is their writing influenced by the culture of the times or other writers?

 Length

· The body of the paper will be 
2-3 full pages typed, 
double spaced.

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This does not include the cover page or the Works Cited Page.

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12 point type – 
Times New Roman

Cover Page – center all information

· Student Name-JaKayla Moore

· Title of Paper

The Works Cited Page will follow MLA guidelines

Sources – You must use at least 3 
authoritative sources.

Wikipedia, Spark Notes, ASK.com, etc. do not count as secondary sources.