Project+Assignments

= Project Assignments = Below you will find assignment sheets and other information and links for the ENGL 201.


 * Project 1: Puerto Rican Folk Literature Wiki Page Development **
 * Project Assignment Sheet ** : [[file:201_Project_Folk-Literature_Wiki.docx]]

__ Wiki Page Creation and Outline __ : October 29, 2013 (10 points - whole group) Each group member develop one section (or divide equally among members):
 * Sections, Due Dates, and Point Values for Project:**
 * __ I. Story Background Section ( ____ rhetorical analysis) __ : November 7, 2013 (25 points)
 * __ II. Plot Analysis Section: __ November 7, 2013 (25 points each section)
 * __ III. Historical Analysis Section __ : November 7, 2013 (25 points)
 * __ IV. Literary Analysis Section __ : November 7, 2013 (25 points)

Thursday November 14, 2013
 * PROJECT 1 ORAL PRESENTATIONS (In class): (20 points)**

Link to Folk Literature of Puerto Rico Wiki URL Address: http://folkliteraturepuertorico.wikispaces.com/

Link to Coll y Toste's //[|Leyendas puertoriquenas]//(Mexico: Orio, 1960) Link to [|Index (indice)]to Coll y Toste Leyendas Puertoriquenas

**Project 2: Research and Present Information about Emergent Fiction** In this project you will work in small groups (2-3 people) or individually to conduct research about an emergent form of fiction. Emergent fiction is contemporary fiction that uses new genres, new forms of media, or new methods of composition. Much of the emergent fiction requires (or exploits) digital and social media and is written by nonprofessionals and published on the internet.

For this project, you will find out the definition and features of one type of emergent fiction and then create a wiki page with the information you gather. Each member will find one example story of this type of fiction, read it then summarize it on the wiki page. The whole group will then select __one example story__ and make a __literary analysis__ of it using the method and concepts learned in class. Finally, you will present your wiki page to the class in an oral presentation.

Some of the types of emergent fiction that you you may want to investigate are: 1. Fan Fiction 2. Crossover Fiction (a subgenre of fan fiction) 3. Slash Fiction (a subgenre of fan fiction) 4. Micro or Flash fiction 5. Hypertext Fiction (see for example: [] ) 6. // Manga // or Graphic fiction 7. Collaborative Fiction - (on line - also called blog fiction) - an example of this is the blog novel called "[|Dorothy Locked and Loaded"]. Some collaborative fiction is also done through a wiki site and is called "wiki fiction". 8. other forms? Please ask the professor if there are other forms of fiction that you are interested in presenting -- there is a vibrant local graphic fiction scene in Puerto Rico.

There are a few relevant links for these forms on the Internet Resources page of this wiki. But, you need to be adventurous, and search on your own! Really go and get something new that none of us heard about before!!

__Definition__ (10 pts): Provide a __definition__ or description of the features of your chosen genre of emergent fiction with __sources__ (provide links to websites). __Who__ writes this type of fiction? -- give source -links (5 pts) __Where__ do they publish this fiction? -- give at least 2 examples of websites - give links. (5 pts) __When__ did this type of fiction emerge? - provide a link for the source (5 pts) __How__ is this fiction received by the general audience, literary critics, or professional (corporate) writers and publishers? (5 pts) __Why__ did your group get interested in this type of fiction? (10 pts)
 * Wiki Page Requirements: **
 * (Create the page on this wiki, name of page as your type of fiction, with "Emergent fiction" as a page tag) **

__ Examples: __ (10 pts x total points for page for each member) Each member provide a good or the most interesting example of this type of fiction you found. Each group member __must__ post an example of a story, by providing:
 * Title, Author, Year (if applicable)
 * Short summary of the story (4-5 sentences)
 * Why you liked this __particular__ story in that emergent genre

__Analysis of a Text__: (40 pts) The Group: Choose __one__ example from the ones listed and provide an __analysis__ of this fiction -- character, plot (narrative structure), genre (can be mixed), or a literary element such as symbol, imagery, irony, tone, narrative voice, etc.

__Formatting, Grammar, and Design__ (10 pts) Keep your page nice and well organized and easy to read. It should also be inviting to the reader.

1. __Browse__ the topics above to decide which type of emergent fiction you are interested in. 2. __Decide__ if you would like to work in a group or individually. >>Write on paper if you cannot make the page 3. __Make a NEW Wiki page__- with your group, and give it a title based on your topic. Include: 4. Prepare the report on the wiki page -- **Due: TBA**
 * Project 3 Assignment: Due: Thursday Dec. 5th **
 * The topic and group members - or name.
 * Post a list of your sources -- paste links to sources and start planning the page.
 * Presentations: Present your Emergent Fiction page to the class: (individual) Give the Basic information, plot summary, and literary analysis (15 points)**
 * Presentations: Thursday Dec. 5th**


 * OLD PROJECTS FROM PAST CLASSES: **
 * Project 1: Create a Reader's Blog and Respond Critically to Course Readings **
 * __Blog #1 Assignment__**
 * Blog #1: Rhetorical Analysis of Aesop's "Ant & Grasshopper" and Critical Response to Grosshan's Modern version**
 * Due: Thursday October 6th (publication date)**



Blog #2: **Myth or Legend: Which is a More Interesting Genre?**
 * Blog #2 Assignment**
 * Due: Tuesday November 1st (latest publication date)**

What is your dominant feeling (or impression) of Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"? Quote the part of the story that arouses this feeling or impression the most. Explain why you think you react this way to the story. Find at least three specific elements of the story (plot, characters, tone, imagery, symbols) that contribute to your reaction. Give the elements and explain how they help provoke your reaction.
 * Blog #3 Assignment: Respond to "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"**
 * __Due__: November 21st (publication date)**

//The Hunger Games// is the first book of a trilogy (set of three related novels) by Suzanne Collins. It was first published in 2008, and became a //New York Times// and //USA Today// bestseller, and is sold all over the world. It has also sold more than one million copies digitally in Amazon.com. Like many dystopian science fiction novels, //The Hunger Games// addresses issues of personal freedom versus social (government) control. It also presents a scenario of the commodification of teenagers' lives through a reality-game show that is sponsored by the government that is designed to keep citizens distracted with spectacular and frivolous entertainment.
 * Blog #4 Assignment:** **Respond to //The Hunger Games// by Suzanne Collins**
 * Due: December 6th (latest publication date)**

Do you find this **theme** and **scenario** interesting? Why or why not? What literary aspects of the novel help contribute to developing this theme and scenario? Use at least 3 specific elements of the story to support your response to this novel.