Historical\/Cultural Analysis of a Short-Story or Poem<\/p>\n
Reading a work from a distant time or place involves a back-and-forth movement between the familiar and the unfamiliar.\u2014David Damrosch, How to Read World Literature<\/p>\n
For this two-part assignment, you will write a critical annotation of a scholarly source and thesis proposal (Unit 3 \u201cComplete\u201d Assignment) that will help you develop a researched argument (Unit 4 \u201cComplete\u201d Assignment) about the ways in which historical or cultural contexts shape one of the texts below: <\/p>\n
W.H. Auden, \u201cMus\u00e9e des Beaux Arts,\u201d pp. 475-476<\/p>\n
Ishamel Beah, \u201cABC Antidote\u201d (pdf. in Unit 3 CM)<\/p>\n
Louise Erdrich, \u201cIndian Boarding School: The Runaways,\u201d pp. 507-508<\/p>\n
Thomas Hardy, \u201cThe Convergence of the Twain\u201d<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems-and-poets\/poems\/detail\/47266<\/a><\/p>\n Langston Hughes, \u201cTheme for English B,\u201d p. 510<\/p>\n Susan Glaspell, \u201cA Jury of Her Peers\u201d<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.learner.org\/interactives\/literature\/story\/fulltext.html<\/a><\/p>\n Nadine Gordimer, \u201cThe Train from Rhodesia\u201d http:\/\/www.textword.com\/pdf\/TR_91_Grodimer_Train%20from.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n Jomo Kenyatta, \u201cThe Gentlemen of the Jungle\u201d<\/p>\n http:\/\/bhscurtright.weebly.com\/uploads\/4\/9\/0\/9\/4909154\/the_gentlemen_of_the_jungle__by_jomo_kenyatta.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica Kincaid, \u201cGirl,\u201d p. 104<\/p>\n Tim O\u2019Brien, \u201cThe Things They Carried,\u201d pp. 232-239<\/p>\n Tillie Olsen, \u201cI Stand Here Ironing,\u201d pp. 162-167<\/p>\n Marge Piercy, \u201cBarbie Doll,\u201d p. 515<\/p>\n Amy Tan, \u201cTwo Kinds,\u201d pp. 336-340<\/p>\n Richard Wright, \u201cBig Black Good Man,\u201d pp. 184-190<\/p>\n UNIT 3: Critical Annotation and Thesis Proposal for the Researched Argument<\/p>\n Complete and turn in ALL parts of this assignment in the same order below as one document.<\/p>\n This assignment helps you with critical summary and analysis skills while leading to the focus in your Researched Essay, so you may want to read those criteria before deciding on a scholarly text (secondary source) for this assignment. <\/p>\n Part I (Summary Sentence)<\/p>\n Using this sentence structure and format, type a summary sentence completely in your own words:<\/p>\n In \u201cFull Title of Article,\u201d Author\u2019s Full Name argues X in order to show Y. <\/p>\n Example: \u201cIn \u201cGender and the Heroics of Endurance in Oroonoko,\u201d Mary Beth Rose argues that the ideal of male strength jeopardizes Oroonoko\u2019s ability to act and, therefore, serves as an oppressive model for heroic action.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n Part II (Main Ideas)<\/p>\n Using complete sentences, list 3-5 main ideas from the article\/chapter (in your own words). If you use the writer\u2019s words, put them in quotes, but mostly summarize in your OWN words. The gist of the list should be in your words, your terms, your syntax (word order).<\/p>\n 1. ___________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n 2. ___________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n 3. ___________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n Part III (Textual Evidence)<\/p>\n Choose and retype three key quotes from the article\/chapter. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE. TYPE WORD-FOR-WORD. Remember to put \u201copening and closing quotation marks\u201d and the page number for proper attribution (#). If you cut out part of the quote, use the ellipses brackets: [ \u2026]. Then go back and highlight key words\/terms from those quotes (be selective and intentional).<\/p>\n 1. ____________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n 2.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n 3.____________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n Part IV (Response) <\/p>\n Write a solid paragraph (200 words +) in which you respond to so-and-so\u2019s (critical) argument in terms of its relevance and usefulness for understanding the historical\/cultural context of the primary source (literary work). Specifically, your response should answer the following sets of questions:<\/p>\n You must integrate at least three small but significant textual references that illustrate the points you are highlighting. Remember to integrate your evidence using signal phrases (So-and-so argues that \u201ckey words or phrases,\u201d and as a result \u2026 (#). Always introduce and explain quotes. Never drop a quote (a.k.a hit-n-run), and never let the quote do the work for you. Keep in mind that small snippets (close reading) of parts of lines are better than long block quotes. Paraphrase when necessary, but be sure that the bulk of the writing is entirely yours.When commenting on the source, be sure you won\u2019t later confuse your comments with what the source itself asserts. Provide an APA reference for the source, but use the MLA format for in-text citations.<\/p>\n Sample Response<\/p>\n In the following passage, the writer sets up a main idea that connects both sources, gives background about the primary source, introduces the secondary source, quotes from it, and returns to her main idea:<\/p>\n Idealization of women is nothing new. Nathaniel Hawthorne\u2019s 1846 short-story \u201cThe Birthmark: illustrated the tragedy of seeking ideal beauty. In the story, a scientist attempts to remove a birthmark from his wife\u2019s face in order to perfect her appearance. Although he is successful at ridding her of the mark, the process kills her. In a recent essay, Chester McCovey discusses \u201cThe Birthmark\u201d and its relevance to our own culture: \u201cAs for physical imperfection in the twenty-first century, it seems odd that on one level we promote respect for all sorts of human \u201cimperfections,\u201d yet on the other level, we strive as we do to eliminate them whenever we can. It seems odd because so many times they are not imperfections at all.\u201d In other words, what we consider imperfections are also what make us unique, which we are told is important. Still, we make great effort to get rid of imperfections so we can get closer to the ideal.<\/p>\n Part V (Thesis Proposal)<\/p>\n Based on your preliminary research, explore in no less than 200+ words what you think you\u2019re going to write your Researched Essay on and why. In this proposal, position yourself as a researcher and hone in on the research question that you\u2019re formulating. Again, explore what you know and don\u2019t know. What do you need, want, hope to find out? What\u2019s your tentative theory, at this time, and why? For this part, the more you collect and shape your preliminary ideas, the easier it will be to write the Researched Essay.<\/p>\n A strong thesis is focused and makes a specific claim about the text in relation to its context. One way to narrow the focus of your argument is to examine the nature, causes, and consequences of the conflict explored in your selected text. As you know, in both life and literature, conflict refers to a clash between opposing forces. An internal conflict involves the struggle of opposing needs, desires, and emotions within a single individual\/character. An external conflict can occur between individuals who disagree or between groups with interests that cannot be reconciled. Cultural conflicts involve a clash of ideas, values, and traditions. They often include a fight for freedom and equality, for justice and political recognition without which a group cannot maintain its cultural identity. With this in mind, consider how the conflict plays out in the text and to what effect. <\/p>\n REQUIRED: You must submit your assignment in two places. First, you must upload the paper into the V-Camp Dropbox. Second, you must submit your essay in Turnitin by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, January 15. Paste a copy of the grading rubric below at the end of your document (immediately following the References page\/entries). 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