Proposed Essay Topic and References with Checklist
Full Name & Class Name (e.g., Wong Kar Sub-Class: 9201 X
Wai, Joey):
Topic:
Research Theme: i.) Race, Ethnicity, Citizenship and Immigration, ii.) Language
Standardization and Society, iii.) Gender and Sexuality, iv.) Family, Marriage and
Fertility
What issues or questions do you want to read and write about within this topic?
List them here:
List potential sources below (5 to 8):
Works Cited:
Checklist
ITEM Y/N PARTNER’S COMMENTS /
SUGGESTIONS
1. Does the topic fit into one of the course
research themes and in the
Humanities/Arts discipline?
i.) Race, Ethnicity, Citizenship and Immigration, ii.)
Language Standardization and Society, iii.) Gender
and Sexuality, iv.) Family, Marriage and Fertility
2. Is the topic narrow enough? i.e. Can be
covered in depth by a 1,300-1,600 word
essay?
3. Are the sources academic / scholarly?
(i.e. journal articles, book chapters,
monographs)
4. Are the sources relevant and from the
Arts or Humanities disciplines? (Check key
words in the article/chapter titles and the
name of the journals/books.)
5. Do the sources cohere? (i.e. Looking at
the source titles, do you think the sources
will mostly discuss the same sub-topics,
themes or issues?)
6. Is the Works Cited section correctly
formatted according to MLA 9th Edition
style?
7. Do you have any questions, comments
or thoughts?