Write a 5-7 page research paper, following MLA Format, regarding some aspect of an approved topic of your choice relating in some way to one of the assignments in the course outline.  Choose a major theme, character, scene, or stylistic device.  It is important that your topic is narrow enough for you to delve deeply into various aspects of the fiction.  Sources should include formal literary criticism and must include both hard text and online sources.

In order to narrow down your topic as much as possible, please use the example of the Video page of this web presentation.  You may use a topic similar to the ones presented, or you may develop a topic of your own.  Either way, your Proposal should indicate your topic.  The paper will be assessed according to the English Department Writing Assessment Rubric (EDWAR).

Prepare a multimedia presentation of some type that can be turned in on a CD, video tape, or DVD, including both written and visual components, regarding some aspect of an approved topic of your choice relating in some way to one of the assignments in the course outline.  It is important that your topic is narrow enough for you to delve deeply into various aspects of the work(s).  Sources should include formal literary criticism and must include both hard text and online sources.  You will need to include some kind of acknowledgements section in this presentation to document your sources.  In addition, each member of the group must prepare a 3-5 page independent paper focusing on the aspect of the project for which that student was responsible.

In order to narrow down your topic as much as possible, please use the example of the Video page of this web presentation.  You may use a topic similar to the one presented, or you may develop a topic of your own.  Either way, your Proposal should indicate your topic.  The individual papers will be assessed according to the English Department Writing Assessment Rubric (EDWAR).

Here is a link to the Microsoft PowerPoint site that might give you some useful tips and free downloads.