POETICS RESEARCH PAPER OR PROJECT (30%)
At this point (4/22), all students should know their research topics and type (paper or project). Thursday students should have specified a Research Question, identified Key Examples, and written at least One Integrated Paragraph introducing your topic, question, examples, and motivation for writing the paper. Wednesday students should all have specified a Research Question and identified Key Examples; for class on Wednesday you should also write at least One Paragraph introducing your topic, question, examples, and motivation for writing the paper. Some students in both sections have written a lot more than this. There is a fascinating range of topics accessible in your respective Google Drive (Wednesday, Thursday).
All students, in both sections, should review and develop their materials before class this week.
CLASS PRESENTATIONS WEEKS 10, 11, and 12
All students will make a research presentation in Weeks 10, 11, and 12 of the course. Eight students will present each week, with fifteen minutes allocated to each student.
- If you present in Week 10, you will have 5 minutes to show slides or read a 1-2 page paper, focusing on the ideas in the paper or project. The remainder of the time will be devoted to instructor and peer questions, suggestions, and discussion.
- If you present in Week 11, you will have 7 minutes to show slides or read a 2-3 page paper, focusing on the ideas and at least one example in the paper or project. The remainder of the time will be devoted to instructor and peer questions, suggestions, and discussion.
- If you present in Week 12, you will have 9 minutes to show slides or read a 3-4 page paper, focusing on the ideas in the paper or project. The remainder of the time will be devoted to instructor and peer questions, suggestions, and discussion.
Poetics Research Papers should be impeccably presented, with
- specific and functional title
- first paragraph outlining focus, relevance, examples, and structure of the paper
- thoughtfully selected examples
- 7-10 pages, including Works Cited page
Poetics Research Projects may take any archivable form but must include the following elements
- short Project Description, with project title, media, duration, and date
- 1-page Project Statement
- project files uploaded in organized form to Google Drive project folder.
ALL FINAL RESEARCH PAPER/PROJECTS ARE DUE IN GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER BY 7PM ON LIBERAL ARTS EXAM DAY FRIDAY 5/18