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The requirements for a research project in a 20th century american novel class. Students are expected to complete research reports on various topics related to the novels studied, using resources such as wikipedia, contemporary authors database, history reference books, oed, and literary dictionaries. They will also submit a guide question for class discussion. Each report should be about 4-6 pages long, and students will present corrected copies in class after they have been graded.
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Research Reports/Guide Questions I. RESEARCH REPORTS: Value: 20% Length: about 4-to-6 pages Due Date: 2/5. This semester, I would like everyone to bring some added value to every class. So, in the spirit of the recent Presidential campaign’s “truth squads,” I’d like to establish a Literary Resource Center/Wikipedia OED/History Reference Book/Guide Question squad. Each student will complete a report from each of the following 5 categories:
Research Reports/Guide Questions Who was Lothrop Stoddard and what was The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy? When did the KKK reform in the 20th^ century? Faulkner What was a Minstrel Show? How important were they in 19th^ century America? What is “Social Darwinism”? Who was William James? What is his connection to the term “stream of consciousness”? Hurston What was the Harlem Renaissance? What is special about Eatonville, FLA? Who was Franz Boas? Steinbeck Who is Dorthea Lange? What was the unemployment rate during the Depression? What caused the Dust Bowl? Ellison When did Oklahoma become a state? What is special about Tuskeegee University? Who was Booker T. Washington? What was his philosophy of “racial uplift”? Who was Marcus Garvey? What was his philosophy of racial politics? Who was W.E.B. Du Bois? What was his philosophy of racial politics? What were “Jim Crow” laws? What was the Great Migration? Vonnegut What was the Dresden Bombing (WWII)? DeHaven What is “Yellow Journalism”? Who was William Randolph Hearst? Who was Joseph Pulitzer?
Research Reports/Guide Questions II. GUIDE QUESTIONS VALUE: 20% Length: About one-two paragraphs ( PLUS a Work Cited page) Please bring a guide question for to the class regarding your assigned text while we are discussing the text. These questions must address specific issues raised in the texts we address. Questions will be graded on the following loose criteria: Questions must be typewritten and handed in on time. Questions must address texts we have yet to discuss as a class. Questions must show that you have been reading/thinking about the material. Questions must mention specific details in the works (use parenthetical citation and works cited format!). Questions should be at least one paragraph long. Students should be able to elaborate in class should we discuss their questions. Questions should show you have done your reading. (Cite any research using MLA style). Student Text Barnes, Culler, Very Short Introduction Bolivar, Clowes, Ghost World Brunner, DeHaven, Funny Papers Carcano, Ellison, Invisible Man Casciano, Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Corman, Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God Ebenhack, Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath Fraze, Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions Gerwald, Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury Gerlanc, Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions Grande, Culler, Very Short Introduction Greig, Clowes, Ghost World Hildebrand, DeHaven, Funny Papers Kemp, Ellison, Invisible Man Kotarski, Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Kover, Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury Lockhart, Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God Marciano, Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath O'Connell, Culler, Very Short Introduction Rosen, Clowes, Ghost World Sabia, DeHaven, Funny Papers Sandve, Ellison, Invisible Man. Scardena, Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Scarpa, Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury Scoullos, Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God Thomas, Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath Thompson, Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions Tuchol, Culler, Very Short Introduction Tvedt, Clowes, Ghost World Yeloyev, DeHaven, Funny Papers