Guided Research Module: Writing a Literature Term Paper

The purpose of this web site is to help high school and college students do the research and preparation required to write a term paper on literature.

The following questions are answered:

1. How do I know what my teacher wants?
2. How do I choose the work and how do I find a copy?
3. How do I read the text, do I have to read the whole thing?
4. How do I find literary criticism and biographical information on the author?
5. How do I write the paper and document my sources?

Let's get started by understanding the assignment

Bibliography (where you can go for more information)

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Created by Christina Kirk Pikas as a final project for LBSC 750: Information Access in Electronic Environments at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies.

Last Updated: December 14, 2001.