Nadi watched with mildly amused interest as he caught up to what was going on. She couldn't blame him, the guy was doing math homework...yuck. It was her least favorite subject, and the one she was most deficient in. It took him a moment to register her presence after she spoke, but she really didn't mind, and gave him an encouraging smile to show it as he closed the math book and pushed it aside to look over the list and consider her ideas.
“Easy yeah, good choices.”She beamed at his approval, liking him already, which was surprising given her history. Tilting her head and studying him momentarily, she smirked, "I'll tell you what...how about I give you my number, my school email, and my IM handles, and you get in touch with me tonight. You finish your assignment, and I'll read over the requirements for this one and try to have a plan worked out by the time you get in touch. Sound good?"
It was a rhetorical question, really, as she was already scribbling her information down on a piece of notebook paper. She handed it to him and let her eyes drift back to the assignment paper:
ORAL AND WRITTEN PROJECT/RESEARCH PAPER
Objective: To integrate your knowledge of the historical and literary context of given works of literature into a comprehensive product, showing the various influences on the literature while researching the themes of disillusionment and disappointment in various works of literature.
What should be in your project:1.
Historical/Literary Context: A historical and literary context paper summarizing the important events, literature, and theories related to the works about which you're writing.
a. 350-700 words
b. You should use
at least two sources for information on this, one of which can be your textbook.
c. Because this is a very short paper, you should not use more than two quotations--summarize or paraphrase everything else.
d. You must cite ALL information, whether from your textbook or other sources, using MLA format.
2.
Analysis of Themes: Explore the implications of the themes of disillusionment and disappointment from some portions of the three works you choose to compare and contrast.
a. 500-1000 words
b. This is an analysis, not a summary. You should have a thesis that you're trying to prove.
c. You should use
at least two other sources in addition to your text. You must cite
ALL information, using MLA format.
3.
Extra Element: An extra element that you bring in based on your own interest.
a. Suggestions: a piece of art from the period, a piece of art that you've produced, music from the era, a mathematical analysis of anything--be creative! You have absolute freedom.
b. Explaint he relevance of what you use to the time period or the work you're analyzing.
Other Important Information:1. Your three sections should be clearly separate and identifiable, but you do not necessarily have to start a new page or new document.
2. You may have one Works Cited page for your entire document or one for each section, however you choose. However, all works must appear on a Works Cited page.
3. You MUST cite all information by page number (for prose) or line number (for poetry & drama), even when you use only your textbook.
4. If there is even a hint of plagiarism, your grade, and your partner's, will be a 0.
Grading:Historical/Literary Context 25%
Analysis of Themes 65%
Extra Element
10% TOTAL 100%
Presentation: Your project should be typed in MLA format. If you do not use MLA format, your grade will be reduced by a full letter grade (10 points).
Sources: You MUST have all three of the following: (1) 1 journal/magazine/periodical source, (2) 1 book, and (3) one internet source. You will need a minimum of
FOUR sources that are sufficiently
varied in
type and
author to show breadth and depth.
What you will turn in when your final paper is due:1. Formal Outline
2. Manuscript
3. Works Cited page
4. Printed copies of all your sources (except your text) with the information which you used highlighted. (I will not grade your paper until the sources have been submitted.) After a week, you will recieve a 0 if the sources have not been submitted.
You may include a cover page, if you wish, but a folder is not necessary. However, the paper MUST be stapled before you come to class to submit it.
What you will be graded on:1. The usual elements of the essay: introduction with thesis statement, body with supporting details, and conclusion.
2. Logical organization of your information.
3. General good writing: varied sentence structure; vibrant language; carefully-phrased ideas; clarity of writing; standard grammar, punctuiation, and spelling.
4. Synthesis of a wide variety of sources in a mixture of paraphrase, summary, and quotation.
5. Adherence to format.
6. Avoidance of plagiarism.
REMEMBER: Your grade and your partner's grade are completely and fully co-dependent. If one of you fails, the both of you do, etc.Nadi sighed, not liking the idea that the grades were completely co-dependent, but she was sure it was a tactic the professor used to ensure that things were done to his liking, or done at all, for that matter. This was going to be one tough assignment, but anyone who wanted to pass the class would strive to make excellent marks on it, as it was a major portion of the final grade: 25%, as a matter of fact. Sly, clever git. At least the workload would be somewhat less astronomical than if she had to do this alone. Joy, >.<, a research paper/project was
exactly what she wanted to be handed first thing in the morning.
She peeked over at the Banor guy, wondering if he were finished with his assignment for math yet, but said nothing.
Morning Classes Aren't Really My Cup of Tea, World Lit. 101 (Openish.Max)
