Your final essay for this course will be a carefully researched history of something that we don’t often think of as having a history: cultural institutions, concepts, and inventions that we usually take for granted. You will talk about the origins of your topic, as well as how it has evolved through the years and what effect it has on our lives today. You will not just describe but analyze; in other words, you should ask not just when something came about but also how and why. You will research in teams of four or five students. Your research must be presented in an annotated bibliography on a group wiki (created on Google Sites). Each of you will be responsible for reporting (min. 300 words) on at least one source related to the topic (Wikipedia does not count). Then, using these sources, each of you will write your own 4-5 page paper on your group topic. Your paper must cite at least four sources, including one book, one periodical, and one online source. You can share sources with the other members of your group. All citations must be in proper MLA format.
Schedule
Wed. Nov. 19: Library visit. Do exploratory research. Mon. Nov. 24: Meet with group in class, choose topic, divide responsibilities. Wed. Nov. 26: Do research, meet with group. Set up wiki. Mon. Dec. 1: Deadline for posting basic bibliography to wiki. Sat. Dec. 6: Deadline for annotations to wiki. Mon. Dec. 8: In-class presentation of research. Wed. Dec. 10: First draft of paper due; peer review. Mon. Dec. 15: Final paper due. Group self-evaluations.
2 comments:
I like it. Very dramatic ;-) It'll make for an interesting essay.
Thank you
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