Category: Literature

Let’s examine what cultural issue pulls at your heart. What dangers or abuses or issues do you want to expose to your readers? The first part of your assignment, then, is to do some research into the issue that you choose.  You will need to find 4 references – these can be online, books, scholarly or newspaper articles, perhaps even a well sourced blog or a personal interview. What is important is that the issue matters to you. As you are researching, compile an annotated bibliography. That is, write down your reference and then follow your citation with 4 or 5 sentences that tell what information is contained in the source. How will this information inform your detective story? Jot down your ideas. This is your script. 
Now that you have prepared your script, make a video presentation for your classmates. Using Video Note is the easiest and most efficient way to video your presentation. You might prefer to use your phone and record for You Tube. Or if you are comfortable with Apple or some other software, you can use that, but do double check that we can download it. Your presentation will only be about 2 minutes or so in length. Be sure that you mention your four references as you talk about the issue that concerns you and how you intend to weave this issue into your detective story.
Cite your references at the end of your video and type them into the comments or description area in case your classmates want to find them.
Upload a link to your video in the Discussion box so that you can share with your classmates. Then comment on several of your classmates’ posts. 16 points.
Video Report – Research on a cultural issue
Discussion Topic

Please don’t use broken English or use extravagant words. Please read the files I have uploaded and follow them! * You are required to use 4 academic articles.  Please be creative! Your goal in this paper is to formulate a unique approach
to one topic that all 4 authors discuss in some way.* Please be able to tie all the authors together!

please write the answers as bullet points 
here is the link to the text file https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/10/13/brokeback-mountain

Consider the ideas about identity presented in the article, “Miss Marple and the Problem of Modern Identity.” Use at least two quotes from the article to identify how the notion of identity is important in the Christie novel. How do we know who someone is? Drawing on your life experience and information you have learned in other classes, reflect on how this theme of identity is important or not important to our way of life. For your discussion post a 250-275 word reaction to the prompt.  Please note, you must first post your answer before you can see classmates’ posts. 
After completing your initial post, return to this discussion forum and respond to at least two classmates, 50-100 words each. This response should include commonalities, connections, and reference to comments that are of interest.

Write a 750 word minimum (no max) response to “The Boarding House.”  This time do not summarize -analyze instead. Don’t tell me what happened in the story -tell me what you think the story is about, what theme or themes the author was exploring and what idea or message Joyce was conveying through the story.
Make certain you support your concept with close readings-I advise at least one piece of textual evidence per paragraph. If there is a pattern to all of your evidence, you have an even better piece of analysis.
Approach this as a formal writing assignment, with an introduction that clearly identifies the author and work as well as projecting the areas you will cover.  I suggest several body paragraphs where you analyze a direct quote and/or situation/theme in each paragraph. Your conclusion can be a very brief summary of your main ideas and overall take on the story.
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For the high school essay on the importance of communication, introduce the topic by highlighting the fundamental role of communication in various aspects of life and provide a clear thesis statement. Discuss the different forms of communication, including verbal, non-verbal, written, and digital, and their respective significance. Explore how practical communication skills contribute to personal relationships, professional success, and societal cohesion. Examine barriers to effective communication and strategies to overcome them. Conclude by summarizing key points and restating the thesis, ensuring the essay is well-researched, free of plagiarism, and follows APA formatting guidelines.

Generate a literary analysis from the book Things Fall apart. The thesis should surround ‘masculinity and power’ 
1. The essay must cover the topic
2. Must have a central idea (stated in the thesis) that governs its development 
3. The essay must be organized so that every part contributes something to the reader’s understanding of the central idea. 

Instructions provided in document, provided textbook as well. Doesn’t say how many citations but put as many as you can, I’ve also provided how he wants the citations to be.

Comparative analysis of themes of Love and Devotion in Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Christina Rossetti

Take any concept from Thomas Foster’s Book and apply it to a Dubliner’s Story in an analytic, thesis centered essay. Get at a central meaning of the story as revealed through the particular literary technique you’ve selected from Foster’s book.
Cite all sources in MLA style. Minimum 3 sources beyond primary texts of Joyce and Foster. If you do not cite sources properly and consistently utilizing MLA in-text citations and a proper Works Cited table, you may fail for plagiarism. Submission of papers generated by CHAT GPT are surprisingly easy to detect – I have the skills and software-and you will be failed for academic dishonesty and reported to the Dean of Students for further academic discipline.
Thesis example:  Thomas Foster writes “Weather is never just weather. It’s never just rain” (70) and this is true of James Joyce’s use of snow in his short story “The Dead,” where Gabriel Conroy realizes the snow falling all over Ireland is a metaphor for the death that eventually will equalize all his relatives, himself, his friends and all Irish citizens, past and present.
Topics you may not cover, as they already have been covered in class lecture or samples:
The role of illness in “The Sisters”
Blindness in “Araby”, or the Bible themes of the Fall, or the boy’s journey as a quest
Weather (snow) in “The Dead”
Vampires in “Two Gallants”
never stand next to the hero in “A Little Cloud”
politics in “Ivy day in the Committee Room”
Irony in “Grace”
absence of sex in “A Painful Case”
This paper is the term paper of the course and requires considerable effort. Plan on 10 hours of work for a passing grade:
1 hour brainstorming/planning
3-5 hours research /reading
2-3 hrs drafting
2-3 hours editing.
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