Reference no: EM133457068
Instruction:
Paper on "A Jury of Her Peers" You will write an 8-10 page research paper that focuses on the short story "A Jury of Her Peers". Unlike other literary analyses, though, with this paper you will respond to a specific prompt. [Before beginning the paper, please work through the activities within the Activities folder in Blackboard.
They will make the essay stronger and easier to write.]
PROMPT: Your assignment is to take the position of a lawyer and EITHER defend or prosecute Minnie Wright. Thus, your thesis will be: Minnie Wright is guilty of murdering her husband OR Minnie Wright is not guilty of murdering her husband. You have been assigned your position. AUDIENCE: Imagine speaking to a jury and arguing your position. For this assignment, then, it's okay to use the first person ("I", "me", etc.) and to use conversational language (because you're speaking to a group [imagined] people). ORGANIZATION: Please see the "format the final paper" for guidelines.
While you are "speaking" to a group of people, the essay will still follow the pattern of an essay. It will have an introduction and conclusion, a thesis statement (which should be the last sentence of the introductory paragraph), and body paragraphs (with topic sentences). You will have activities to work on this part. RESEARCH: Unlike usual literary analyses where you find articles written about the piece of fiction, you will find articles that support your argument.
Think of your SECONDARY research as "expert witnesses" that are often called to the stand. Depending on your argument, you may need to find any of the following (you don't need to research all of these areas nor are you limited to only these): laws about domestic abuse (current and / or from early 20th century); statistics about domestic abuse; statistics to support that Minnie couldn't possibly physically choke her husband OR statistics that show it would be possible for a small woman to kill her large, farmer husband; definitions about various mental disorders (sociopathy, psychopathy, battered-wife-syndrome, etc.); other cases that are similar; crime scene procedure; cherries as poison, etc.
Depending on your position, you will search various sources. Avoid google or .coms. Focus on finding credible sources with authors (imagine calling an expert witness without a name; that wouldn't really sway the jury). Begin with the EPCC databases (I've provided a link for you on Blackboard).
Attachment:- A JURY OF HER PEERS.rar