Week 5 Final Paper

Prior to beginning work on this paper, complete the following:

• Review
• video.

In the final paper, you will discuss how two literary works reflect a specific historical context, and how those works contribute to cultural memory and cultural identity. Before beginning work on this assignment, review the thesis statement, outline, and annotated bibliography that you completed in your Week 3 assignment. Remember to review your instructors feedback on your Week 3 assignment also.

Here are some helpful steps to get you started:

Step 1: Choose a historical event, political or social movement, or political ideology that is discussed in your course textbook.

Step 2: Choose two literary works that reflect or respond to that historical context.

Step 3: Re-read the two literary works, noting how each author responds to the historical context, and how each author uses genre and literary devices to emphasize a works meaning and message. Consider ways in which the works might contribute to cultural memory, and thereby cultural identity.

Step 4: Remember to find four scholarly sources in the UAGC library that help you to understand the literary works or the historical context better (scholarly journal articles from academic journals are preferred).

Assignment Instructions

In your paper,

• Develop a thesis statement that presents an argument about how two literary works reflect or respond to a specific historical context.
• Analyze how two literary works respond to a historical context through a close reading of specific passages from each work.
• Evaluate the significance of genre and literary devices in establishing each works meaning.
• Assess how each work contributes to cultural memory and cultural identity.

Submission Requirements

The History, Memory, and Identity final paper

• must be 7 to 8 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages and formatted according to
• as outlined in the Writing Centers
• resource.
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
• title of paper in bold font
• Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
• students name
• name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
• course name and number
• instructors name
• due date
• must utilize academic voice.
• Review the
• resource for additional guidance.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
• Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
• For assistance on writing
• and
• , refer to the Writing Center resources.
• For more guidance, refer to
• from Writing Center resources.
• must use at least 4 scholarly, peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text. Scholarly journal articles found in the UAGC Library are preferred.
• The
• table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
• To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this
• tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Centers
• guide.
• must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Refer to the
• resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

After completing the final paper, you are encouraged to upload it to your ePortfolio. Remember that you are using the ePortfolio to collect your best work completed throughout your degree program, especially those papers and projects that illustrate your achievement of specific workplace competencies. The ePortfolio allows you to review your progress over time, as well as keep samples of work that can be shown to future employers. Review the

for support.