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February 21, 2008

English 11 Research Paper

English 11 Research Paper and Source Links (PDF)
Due Dates Here

Literary Modernism:
Textbook pp. 992-994, 1016-17 and 1384.

  • A rejection of traditional themes and subject matter.
  • A focus on alienated individuals rather than “heroes” who stood for the values of the society.
  • Frequent themes of impermanence and change.
  • The use of understatement and irony to reveal important emotions and ideas.
  • The use of symbols and images that suggest meanings rather than statements that explain meanings.
  • The use of stream of consciousness technique to show what’s going on both inside and outside the characters.

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    April 15, 2007

    Independent Novel - Speech and Essay

    Choose a Contemporary American novel. After reading your novel, prepare a 5-7 minute speech and 500-word essay that include the following:

    Speech: Due April 23
    1. Introduction
    2. Oral reading - one to two page reading from novel including introductory or concluding explanation of context.
    3. Author background - include reference to at least one critical source or review.
    4. Your personal reaction/opinion/response to the novel.
    5. Topic outline

    Essay: Due April 30
    1. Author background - include quotation from at least one critical source or review.
    2. Conflict Analysis - refer to specific examples from your novel.
    3. Theme - "Sometimes in life . . ."
    4. 3-5 quotes from novel to illustrate conflict and theme.
    5. Reaction/Opinion/Response
    6. Works cited of primary and secondary sources.
    7. Submit paper w/works cited to Turnitin.com

    Independent Novel speeches and Rubric

    The Big Read
    Contemporary American Novels Summaries
    Other Recommended Reading Lists
    My Reading Life - Mrs. Lackey's Reading Blog

    Reader's Bill of Rights

    1. The right not to read.
    2. The right to skip pages.
    3. The right to not finish.
    4. The right to reread.
    5. The right to read anything.
    6. The right to escapism.
    7. The right to read anywhere.
    8. The right to browse.
    9. The right to read out loud.
    10. The right to not defend your tastes.

    From Better Than Life, 1999, Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers

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    Kurt Vonnegut in Defense of Reading

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