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LIBI MANHATTAN CAMPUS
ENG 208 THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN SHORT STORY
FINAL PRESENTATION/PROJECT
Give an analysis of any story in the textbook
THAT WE HAVE NOT DISCUSSED
this semester. In addition,
you can also give a presentation on the story of your choice
. Group presentations should last 10 minutes
(One person’s project is 4 pages including the Work Cited page.
If you have 2 people there should be 6 pages including the Work Cited page, if there are 3 people there should be 8 pages including the Work Cited MLA page). Your project should address the questions in the outline (B-D).
Projects and presentations are due the last day of class-MAY 12, 2020 .
A-IDENTIFY THE TITLE/AUTHOR/GROUP MEMBERS ON THE FIRST COVER PAGE
B- WHAT DOES YOUR TOPIC/STORY DISCUSS AND WHY YOU CHOSE IT?>1 pg., (why?) (personal reason?) (professional reasons?)
C- WHAT DOES THE TOPIC/ STORY SAY TO YOU OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND/OR SOCIETY IN GENERAL/ WHAT ARE CONNECTIONS TO YOUR TOPIC
? SETTING, CHARACTER, PLOT, POINT OF VIEW, CONFLICT, RESOLUTION, TONE & STYLE, THEME, SETTING and/OR SYMBOL
)/ CONNECT THIS WITH THE
AUTHOR’S LIFE EXPERIENCES
> 1 pg.,
D- ARE THERE SOLUTIONS/ POSITIVE OUTCOMES TO YOUR STORY/TOPIC? (positive conclusions,ENJOY/NOT ENJOY CONCLUSIONS OF STORY, final opinions?)>1 pg.,
PROJECT MUST BE TYPED IN 12 POINT FONT, TIMES NEW ROMAN IN MICROSOFT WORD (written) AND/OR POWERPOINT (presentation) CAN BE USED . PROJECT MUST HAVE AT LEAST 4 PAGES IN LENGTH AND BE IN
MLA
STYLE FORMAT WITH AT LEAST
3 LEGITIMATE SOURCES> googlescholar.com,---
FROM THE TEXT, INTERNET (NO WIKIPEDIA), BOOKS,MAGAZINES, JOURNALS, NEWSPAPERS, PHOTOS, DRAWINGS, MOVIES/DOCUMENTARIES, ETC…WITH NO PLAGIARISM. IF 1 PERSON=4 pgs, 2 PEOPLE TOGETHER=6pgs, 3 PEOPLE=8 pgs, 4 PEOPLE=10 pgs.
Pro 100>>> 70-75 presnt.-50/ proj. 50 >>>> 40+ proj 40=80
THEME OF THE SEAGULL STORY
Yan L.
CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORY (ENG 208) TUE/THURS. 10:30-11:50am
LIBI
Prof. Mickel
Nov. 2, 2017
sample
I (INTRO) IMMIGRATION IN THE US-1 PG.
ESSAY
A-WHY DID I CHOOSE THIS TOPIC?- (1 paragraph)
B-HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THE STORY ON
SETTING, CHARACTER, PLOT, POINT OF VIEW, CONFLICT, RESOLUTION, TONE & STYLE, THEME, SETTING and/OR SYMBOL
–(1 paragraph)
C-HOW DOES THIS IMPACT PEOPLE IN THE CURRENT SOCIETY OR OUR MODERN WORLD?-(1 paragraph)
II (BODY-2-3 PGS) DETAILS OF IMMIGRATION IN THE US
A-
CONNECTIONS
OF SETTING, TONE & STYLE, POINT OF VIEW, SYMBOL, RESOLUTION, CHARACTER, PLOT, THEME, LOCATION OF YOUR STORY OF CHOICE TO A FILM YOU’VE SEEN –(1 paragraph)
B-THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR AND WHY THEY CHOSE TO WRITE THE STORY (IF POSSIBLE)?(1 paragraph)
C-DETAILS IN HOW THE PLOT AFFECTS OTHER CHARACTERS-ANTAGONISTS, PROTAGONISTS, MINOR OR FLAT ? (1 paragraph)
III (CONCLUSION-1 PG.) FINAL THOUGHTS/IDEAS ON TOPIC
A-FINAL OPINIONS/IDEAS/LIKED OR DISLIKED IT? (1 paragraph)
B-COULD YOU WRITE A SIMILAR OR BETTER VERSION OF THE STORY? (1 paragraph)
IV WORK CITED PAGE
MLA Style sample
Work Cited
Alexander, David. “Social Media in Disaster Risk Reduction and Crisis Management”.
Science and Engineering Ethics. September 2014, Volume 20, Issue3, pp 717–733.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/S11948-013-9502-Z.
Giogia, Dana and X.J. Kennedy.
An Introduction to Fiction.(11th
ed.). 2010. Pearson. Print
Hernandez, Jose. “Immigration in NYC”.
NYS Immigration Center. 20 August 2015.
http://immigrationcenternycstats2015.com445023.0.azds
Parry, Lizzie. “Doctors remove skeleton of baby left inside mother for 36 YEARS.”
Daily Mail.com. 20 August 2014. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-
2729720/Doctors-remove-skeleton-baby-left-inside-mother-38-YEARS.html.
Wilson, Gwenn.
100% Information Literacy Success.
(3rd
ed.). 2015. Cengage Learning,
Print.