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NAME: Dr. Abigail Heiniger
EMAIL: aheiniger@bluefield.edu
MAJOR: English Literature, with an emphasis in Nineteenth-Century, Transatlanticism.
CITATION STYLE: MLA
Soul Food
For any of my sisters who need some soul food, I was listening to the sermon "Mary's Song" by Highland Park Baptist Church this Sunday (because I slipped trying to get out my door). Here's the link: HPBC Sermons. We are dealing with a lot of brokenness and EVIL in this class - because discrimination is evil. This course makes me particularly aware of the historical powerlessness of WOMEN - we have (and often continue to) exist in the DOUBLY COLONIZED spaces of the world. This sermon spoke specifically to God using women in powerless places - DOUBLY COLONIZED women being instruments of God BECAUSE they recognize God's power in their own powerlessness. I thought it was AMAZING - just what I needed. If you are looking for some hope, listen!! It's also a free podcast on iTunes! :) :) :)
Close Reading Paper
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Developing |
Thesis |
- Analyze theme or idea from text.
- Makes an argument through analysis.
- Topic sentence and body paragraph directly tied to thesis.
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- Relates to book.
- Makes some point.
- Paragraphs loosely related to theme in thesis.
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- Lack a thesis.
- Does not organize paper.
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Close Reading (analysis) |
- Analyzes SPECIFIC material from the text to support THESIS ARGUMENT.
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- Makes observations (loosely based on text) related to idea in thesis.
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Mechanics |
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- Distracting mechanical errors.
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Annotated Bibliography
- List of 15-20 sources (scholarly or professional sources) for annotated bibliography. Due 2/16/16.
- Sources should be published between 1980 and the present (2012). Bibliography MUST include 1-2 sources from the 1980s-1990s and 3-5 sources from 2010-2012.
- One complete (sample) annotation. Due 2/18/16.
- Revised research question. Due 2/23/16.
- Rough draft of Annotated Bibliography for Rough Draft Workshop. Due 3/1/16.
- Rough draft MUST include historical overview of topic related to research question.
- Final draft due to WIKI page AND Turnitin. Due 3/3/16.
- For the final draft of the annotated bibliography and historical overview, students should compile a portfolio of all the assignments listed above.
- The final annotated bibliography and topic history should build towards the final research project.
- Each annotation should be 1 - 2 paragraphs.
- Annotations should include SUMMARY and ASSESSMENT.
- Annotated bib should be SINGLE spaced.
- Historical overview should be DOUBLE spaced (2 pages).
- Historical overview of the scholarship should reflect on the EVOLUTION of the topic (in scholarship/scholarly literature).
- Historical overview should be at least TWO pages (and no more than three pages).
- Historical overview should be written in standard paragraph form and it should utilize the conventions of STUDENT'S MLA FORMAT.
- POINTS:
- Annotated Bib with assessment and summary - 50 pts.
- Historical overview - 50 pts.
Final Paper
- The Nineteenth Century in Print and Making of America Project: finding an artifact (relating to your final project). Due 3/15/16.
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Find and identify an artifact from online databases above.
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Find and identify three possible primary texts for your final paper (American literature written before 1865 that is not being studied in class)
- Doing a Close Reading Due 3/22/16.
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Select one passage from the text and do a close reading (3-5 paragraphs). The close reading should tie into the theme for the paper.
- Making Connections: texts and artifacts Due 3/24/16.
- Think about the course theme of race, sex, and citizenship. In 3-5 paragraphs, discuss how you see this theme developing in both your artifact and one of your primary texts
- Thesis and Outline 3/29/16
- Rough Draft 3/31/16
- Conferences 4/5-7/16
- Final Draft 4/12/16.
Extra Credit
Syllabi: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/literature/21l-709-ethnic-literature-in-america-spring-2017/syllabus/