i'm writing an 8-10 page paper on Hamlet. And there are so many sources and they're really long and confusing! Any tips on getting through them and getting some progress done on this paper?
Other than getting off Yahoo Answers, haha, well I'm on a break.
2007-06-01 19:03:59 · 7 answers · asked by regina 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
An 8 to 10 page paper is no joke. That's some serious writing. But remember: it's not just about quoting from a few sources. You only want to use sources when you need them to SUPPORT your own ideas.
For instance... here's an easy one -- you can make a claim that explores why Ophelia goes nutty and you can try to explain why she kills herself.
So you need to sit down and think of WHY she killed herself. This will help you wade through all of these DAUNTING sources because you can get specific and just find sources that use the key words: Ophelia and Suicide. This is an awesome and easy thing... and as a matter of fact a VERY easy THESIS STATEMENT for such a paper would be:
Scholars have been arguing back and forth about Ophelia's madness for centuries and many different explanations have been offered, but the three of these ideas that seem the most likely are...
BANG -- there's a ten page paper that relies on research. And it's so freaking easy that it is begging to write itself.
Some scholars believe it is grief over the loss of her father.
Some scholars believe it is because Hamlet made love to her out of wedlock and then rejected her.
Some believe that she suffered from manic depression.
If you don't love this topic just remember that you can start with you claim and narrow your reading of the sources after you have a claim in mind so that you can easily find your best answer.
2007-06-01 19:35:07 · answer #1 · answered by snowexam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you definitely have to read your sources even if they suck. Know exactly what you're writing about first and highlight all the things that relate to your topic. Make an outline of what each paragraph will be about. It makes things easier to write once you know what you're doing. Be sure to use quotes/paraphrases from both primary (Hamlet) and secondary (papers about Hamlet) resources to back up your paper. Just try to take it one paragraph at a time. You'll get through it!
2007-06-02 02:22:22 · answer #2 · answered by kathryn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pick a topic what you want to write about, then focus on that. Instead of try to cover many topics for the subject. Find something really speaks to you, and may be explain why in your paper. Also think of who the audience will be? I mean who is going to read your paper? That may also help narrow down on the topic.
2007-06-02 02:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Number one, write your paper to APA standards and I would need to know what you are writing about. Are you writing about the contents of the play? the public reaction to the play in the 17th century? Hollywoods treatment of the play? I suppose you should first read the play or at least see the movie. Don't forget the movie Rosecrantz and Guildenstern. You have to read the play to understand that.
2007-06-02 02:16:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pick your favorite 4 sources get all you can from them .if you ned more info use one reference at a time. Use character names alot and compare different topics in depth, conclude with your own critqe Using a thereus for different words also
helps to keep the reader more interested
iehappy/filled with glee
2007-06-02 02:52:56 · answer #5 · answered by askkate2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Analyse your task thoroughly, pick out the main points of importance and focus on them when you draw information from the so many sources you claim to have access to!
2007-06-02 02:27:45 · answer #6 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use index cards to organize your information, then use the cards to write up an outline.
2007-06-02 02:10:21 · answer #7 · answered by Mom2four 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋