+1 862 207 3288 Purpose of Final Project: The purpose of this final project is to allow you an opportunity to make meaningful connections between
the social/cultural/historical contexts of nineteenth-century literature and your own career field, field(s) of study, and/or
interests. In this project, you will choose three authors and use historical research to provide a context for their work. Two of
these authors must be from our syllabus and one may be a nineteenth-century British author who is considered part of the literary
“canon.”
This presentation should be in the form that is most useful to your career field. The choice of form is up to you.
Examples:
* English/Humanities major: The project should be in the form of a research paper or PowerPoint with text.
You will be submitting the final project in three steps throughout the term. You will demonstrate the following course outcomes in
this project:
* Provide historical research in order to interpret and analyze literary texts
* Analyze the work of three authors through close reading, critical thinking, and the application of historical perspectives
In addition, you will demonstrate the following program outcomes:
* Interpret literature and apply language in a thoughtful and articulate way to reflect on the human condition in today’s world
* Create professional written and oral communications
The project will contain two sections:
1. Historical research = eight sources minimum
2. Analyses of at least three texts by three authors.
Due Dates and Grade Percentages
* Part 1: Thesis/Proposal is due by the end of Week 4 and is worth 10 points/percent of your final grade.
* Part 2: The Annotated Bibliography is due by the end of Week 6 and is worth 10 points/percent of your final grade.
* Part 3: The Final Project is due during Week 8 and is worth 30 points/percent of your final grade.
Skills: In creating this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the material covered in this class and your ability to
present the content in a learning environment. In so doing, you will also develop and practice research and presentation skills
that can help you within any professional environment.
* MLA Citation Examples: http://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/mla_examples.cfm
* Research and Documentation Online, 5th edition: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/webpub/Ektron/ReWriting_basics
%202e/rewritingbasics2e/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch04_o.html
Part 1. The Overview: Selecting your authors and their historical context
Historical Context:
Here are some suggested topics for your project. Feel free to propose a topic of your own; these are just suggestions, but you are
welcome to use any of them
English:
* Post-Colonial readings: A consideration of a particular ethnic group, culture/nationality, or “other” in three texts. Blake, M.
Shelley, Stoker’s Dracula, Kipling
Create a working thesis for your project. Keep in mind that a working thesis is an initial starting point; it may evolve as you
continue your work. Briefly consider how the presentation will target the identified audience.
Develop a plan of action to complete the project. The plan of action can also consider challenges and how you plan to address them.
You will include this plan of action in your Thesis/Proposal.
Deliverable for Part 1: A well-focused paragraph that synthesizes all of the above mentioned areas for the project: a working
thesis statement; the literary text, the theory, the targeted audience, and the plan of action. Please format the submission in MLA
style. The submission should be carefully edited and proofed for standard use of English.
Due Date for Part 1: This submission is due during Week 4, with the final day of submission being the Sunday of the fourth week
(11:30 pm ET) (Please have part 1 to my by Saturday Evening). Please see the Course Schedule for the exact due date for this
submission.
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Part 2. Research: The Annotated Bibliography.
In Step Two, you will present the result of your research: eight sources that will be used in the project to demonstrate the
thesis. Along with a properly formatted MLA 8th edition Works Cited citation for each source, the Annotated Bibliography will
present an annotation of the source. See Course Resources for a template for the annotations.
Required Research: Eight academic sources are required; at least three should be scholarly articles from the library’s (University
of Maryland University College) databases. Two online resources can be included, but they must have been vetted for credibility.
See the UMUC Library’s help on “Is My Source Credible?” http://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/credibility.cfm
Dictionaries and encyclopedias do not count as academic research sources for this project. A relevant YouTube clip may be included
as one of the Internet sources, provided it has been vetted for
