Essay Process

In the interest of moving things along, I think it would be best if I had a report from each of you before spring break on the progress of your essays. The best form for this to take, I think, is that of a Research Project with Annotated Bibliography -- that is, give me a brief account of your argument so far (thesis and explanation; premises) and a list of what you are reading with a short paragraph after each explaining what it does and does not do for your project. It is an excellent idea to include in this bibliography all of your blind alleys -- things you looked into that did not prove to be helpful -- so I can begin to understand how your mind works and how your research is proceeding.