Today you have the class period to conduct additional research and compose additional portions of your final essay and annotated bibliography. Tasks to undertake include these:
- Using the HPU Libraries databases to locate an additional source and reading that article or a portion of that book.
- Composing annotations for one or more of your sources.
- Reviewing the sources you have gathered and noting what similarities and differences you can identify among them. Those similarities and differences may serve as additional material for your essay or your commentaries.
- Revising portions of your final essay and/or your annotated bibliography.
- Determining a theoretical framework for a larger project that might develop from your final essay and annotated bibliography–see the theoretical frameworks handout that I will distribute in class today.
You will devote the majority of your time in class today to completing one or more of the tasks listed above. In the last few minutes of class, you will compose a one- or two-paragraph summary of the work you completed, a minimum of seventy-five words. If you finish your summary before the end of the class period, resume work on your essay and bibliography in progress.
Theoretical Frameworks
As part of the conclusion of your final essay, you will identify a theoretical framework that would guide your research if you chose to develop your final essay and annotated bibliography into a larger project for an upper-level course. To offer examples of how to apply those frameworks to your subjects, I created the table below and will distribute copies in class today
The table above is by no means comprehensive, but it demonstrates how your essays and annotated bibliographies can develop into larger projects for a variety of disciplines. I did not include “Strawberry Spring,” but ask you to consider what theoretical frameworks you might apply to a research project on King’s fiction. A literary framework is an obvious choice–you could analyze one or more of the narrative’s elements–but there are several others to consider
Monday’s Bonus Assignment
Kudos to Aidan Berlin, Izzie McLawhorn, and Sierra Welch for providing the correct answer to Monday’s question regarding the course readings that were originally published in The New Yorker.
The assignment prompt included two hints in its concluding sentence:
“If you have taken notes on all your readings, well, your response should be swift.”
For the answer to Monday’s bonus question, see the February 3 class notes.
Writing Center
As you continue to revise your final essay and annotated bibliography, consider visiting the Writing Center. If you do so, you will earn five bonus points for the assignment.
To schedule an appointment, sign up online or scan the QR code below. To earn bonus points for your final essay and annotated bibliography, consult a Writing Center tutor no later than Thursday, April 9. The due date for posting the assignment to Blackboard and to your WordPress blog is Wednesday, April 8 (before class); the hard deadline is Friday, April 10 (before class).
Writing Center Statistics
- Literacy Narrative: 2 of 15 students, 13%
- Analysis: 8 of 15 students, 53%
If you are one of the students who has not taken advantage of the opportunity to earn bonus points for meeting with a Writing Center consultant, please don’t miss your last opportunity to do so.
Coming Soon
Next Wednesday in class, you will compose a short essay that reflects on the processes of researching and writing your final essay and annotated bibliography. If you do not submit the assignment on Wednesday (since you have until Friday’s hard deadline to submit it without penalty), you will refer to your work as ongoing. Look to next Tuesday’s blog post for notes on preparing for your reflection.
Jane Lucas 