ENGL 8906
Introduction to Critical Theory
Seminar Paper Proposal Format
Form:
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write 100 words (a little more than a third of a page)
double space the text,
include a title,
bring 7 copies
Content (WRCIP):
1. Work: identify the work or works to be discussed
2. Text: specify an aspect of the work(s) to be examined
3. Context: suggest an historical, cultural, authorial, rhetorical, or critical context for
your examination of the work(s)
4. [Critical] Idea: identify a critical or theoretical idea you will use to help generate,
inform, and sustain your discussion
See for examples our “Terms So Far” handout, the glossaries in Chopin 396,
or Szeman and Kaposy 531)
5. Problem: suggest a problem to solve, or a question to answer in your paper
The problem could stem from the a problematic relationship of work/aspect,
context/text, idea/work, idea/context, idea/another idea, etc.)
ENGL 8906
Introduction to Critical Theory
Seminar Paper Proposal Format
Form:




write 100 words (a little more than a third of a page)
double space the text,
include a title,
bring 7 copies
Content (WRCIP):
6. Work: identify the work or works to be discussed
7. Text: specify an aspect of the work(s) to be examined
8. Context: suggest an historical, cultural, authorial, rhetorical, or critical context for
your examination of the work(s)
9. [Critical] Idea: identify a critical or theoretical idea you will use to help generate,
inform, and sustain your discussion
See for examples our “Terms So Far” handout, the glossaries in Chopin 396,
or Szeman and Kaposy 531)
10. Problem: suggest a problem to solve, or a question to answer in your paper
The problem could stem from the a problematic relationship of work/aspect,
context/text, idea/work, idea/context, idea/another idea, etc.)