sample student paper

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Review the following sample student paper and answer the following questions: What do you notice about the sample research paper? What are its strengths, and what might still need work? Does the thesis give a clear statement of what the paper will argue? Does each paragraph address a single main idea? What sorts of transitions does the author use? Ultimately, does this sample student paper meet the definition of a “good” literary research paper to you? Why or why not? Do you have any research paper-related questions you’d like answered? If so, please ask. Consider questions about any of the following:  Documentation Questions (Quotes, Citations, Works Cited) Avoiding Plagiarism Help with GMC Library and/or general research Questions about Source Validity Any issue related to grammar/mechanics (punctuation, etc) Issues with content (understanding a particular aspect of a story) Literary terms/concepts (a certain literary element, or a particular literary device or critical theory, etc).  Task 1: Create a new discussion topic on or before the required date/time by clicking the ‘**REPLY HERE**’ post. In your reply, you will post your answers to the above questions. Your response should be a minimum of five sentences. Going over the minimum sentence requirement is acceptable. It is suggested that you use MS Word or another word processing application that can check spelling/grammar and can show the word count prior to posting.