QuestionUnit 2 – Individual Project

Unit 2 – Individual Project
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Type: Individual Project
Unit: Fiction, Part 2: More Than Skin Deep: Appearance vs. Reality
Due Date: Mon, 7/20/15
Grading Type: Numeric
Points Possible: 100
Points Earned: 0
Deliverable Length: 1,000-1,200 words

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Assignment Description
Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty
policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.
For this assignment, you will be analyzing two more short stories, “Battle Royal” (which is the first chapter in Ralph Ellison’s novel, Invisible Man) and “The Birthmark.” As
you read, reflect on the ways each depicts characters that are deemed socially unacceptable because of their outward appearances.
Please write a comparison/contrast essay of 1000 words or more discussing the questions below. Remember to begin your paper with an engaging introduction and clear
thesis statement, develop each point in the body of your paper using examples and quotes from the stories, and conclude your paper with a restatement of your thesis and
closing remarks. Also, be sure to maintain your credibility by including in-text citations and a reference list correctly formatted in APA style.
1. Setting: Describe the settings of both pieces and identify how the eras in which they take place—with their distinct societal attitudes and customs—affect the main
characters?
2. Characters:
“Battle Royal:” Discuss the young man and his grandfather. Why do we never learn the young man’s name? What do the grandfather’s dying words reveal about
him?
“The Birthmark:” Describe the main characters: Aylmer, Georgiana and Aminadab. What is important to each?
3. Point of View: In which point of view (first­ or third­person) is each piece told? If the point of view in “Battle Royal” was changed, would it have made the story more
effective, or less so?
4. Symbolism:
“Battle Royal:” Analyze the deeper meaning of the following: the “battle royal” itself, the naked blonde, and the young man’s dream at the end of the story.
“The Birthmark:” What does Georgiana’s birthmark signify, first to her and then to Aylmer? What does alchemy represent in the story?
5. Themes: What are the main themes/messages of each piece? What, in other words, do you think the authors, Ralph Ellison and Nathaniel Hawthorne, are trying to
communicate about life and human nature in their respective stories?
6. Fear: What role does fear play in both pieces?
7. Discrimination: Both stories address physical appearance, specifically one’s skin, and the way people may discriminate against others because of external
characteristics they deem inferior. Compare and contrast how discrimination and prejudice are presented in “Battle Royal” and “The Birthmark.”
8. Final Thoughts: Author Tim O’Brien wrote, "That’s what fiction is for. It’s for getting at the truth when the truth isn’t sufficient for the truth." Talk about how literature
might give us “truer” insights into the human experience by appealing to our senses, emotions and empathy. Describe a situation in which you or someone you know
may have been discriminated against because of appearance, gender, race or another attribute. What did the experience teach you?
Please submit your assignment.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Reading Assignment
“Saving Sourdi” by May­Lee Chai, p. 81­96
“Battle Royal,” by Ralph Ellison, p. 180
“The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne, p. 304
Plot p.43-52
Character p.76-77

Assignment Objectives
Be able to describe the key elements of form, character, voice, symbolism, language, etc., that enable the writer to deliver a key message
Can articulate the (sometimes various) main meaning or key message in a story or poem as the writer intended it, as well as describe the writer’s unique point of view
Can reflect upon how a piece of literature illuminates or enriches one’ own experience
Can articulate the (sometimes various) main meaning or key message in a story or poem as the writer intended it, as well as describe the writer’s unique point of view.
<div>Understands what we can learn from writers working from different perspectives and traditions, such as ethnicity, national origin, gender or age.</div>
<div>Can relate themes in the writing to issues of importance in today’s world and workplace (for example: people surviving in hard times, different ethnic and cultural
perspectives of the American Dream, relating the natural world, dealing with change, etc.)</div>
<div>Know what "good, active" reading of a text is-how to read a story or poem and "get" the message from a piece.</div>

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Instructor’s Comments:
PHASE 2 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

Instructor’s Comments:
PHASE 2 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
Step 1: Read the two stories.
Step 2: Figure out your thesis statement. What are you focusing on in your essay? You can choose just ONE of the options in the task, or you can choose to analyze one
or both of the stories in a way that interests you. Just be sure you have a very clear and specific thesis (guiding idea or argument) to your paper.
STEP 3: Re-read the stories and take a lot of notes! Jot down any quotes or aspects of the story that stand out to you that support your thesis.
STEP 4: Do some brainstorming. Jot down all the potential points you want to make in your essay. Then organize these ideas into an outline.
STEP 5: Begin writing your paper.

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Assignment Details
Assignment Description
Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty
policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.
For this assignment, you will be analyzing two more short stories, “Battle Royal” (which is the first chapter in Ralph Ellison’s novel, Invisible Man) and “The Birthmark.” As
you read, reflect on the ways each depicts characters that are deemed socially unacceptable because of their outward appearances.
Please write a comparison/contrast essay of 1000 words or more discussing the questions below. Remember to begin your paper with an engaging introduction and clear
thesis statement, develop each point in the body of your paper using examples and quotes from the stories, and conclude your paper with a restatement of your thesis and
closing remarks. Also, be sure to maintain your credibility by including in-text citations and a reference list correctly formatted in APA style.
1. Setting: Describe the settings of both pieces and identify how the eras in which they take place—with their distinct societal attitudes and customs—affect the main
characters?
2. Characters:
“Battle Royal:” Discuss the young man and his grandfather. Why do we never learn the young man’s name? What do the grandfather’s dying words reveal about
him?
“The Birthmark:” Describe the main characters: Aylmer, Georgiana and Aminadab. What is important to each?
3. Point of View: In which point of view (first­ or third­person) is each piece told? If the point of view in “Battle Royal” was changed, would it have made the story more
effective, or less so?
4. Symbolism:
“Battle Royal:” Analyze the deeper meaning of the following: the “battle royal” itself, the naked blonde, and the young man’s dream at the end of the story.
“The Birthmark:” What does Georgiana’s birthmark signify, first to her and then to Aylmer? What does alchemy represent in the story?
5. Themes: What are the main themes/messages of each piece? What, in other words, do you think the authors, Ralph Ellison and Nathaniel Hawthorne, are trying to
communicate about life and human nature in their respective stories?
6. Fear: What role does fear play in both pieces?
7. Discrimination: Both stories address physical appearance, specifically one’s skin, and the way people may discriminate against others because of external
characteristics they deem inferior. Compare and contrast how discrimination and prejudice are presented in “Battle Royal” and “The Birthmark.”
8. Final Thoughts: Author Tim O’Brien wrote, "That’s what fiction is for. It’s for getting at the truth when the truth isn’t sufficient for the truth." Talk about how literature
might give us “truer” insights into the human experience by appealing to our senses, emotions and empathy. Describe a situation in which you or someone you know
may have been discriminated against because of appearance, gender, race or another attribute. What did the experience teach you?
Please submit your assignment.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Reading Assignment
“Saving Sourdi” by May­Lee Chai, p. 81­96
“Battle Royal,” by Ralph Ellison, p. 180
“The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, p. 304
Plot p.43-52
Character p.76-77

Assignment Objectives
Be able to describe the key elements of form, character, voice, symbolism, language, etc., that enable the writer to deliver a key message
Can articulate the (sometimes various) main meaning or key message in a story or poem as the writer intended it, as well as describe the writer’s unique point of view
Can reflect upon how a piece of literature illuminates or enriches one’ own experience
Can articulate the (sometimes various) main meaning or key message in a story or poem as the writer intended it, as well as describe the writer’s unique point of view.
<div>Understands what we can learn from writers working from different perspectives and traditions, such as ethnicity, national origin, gender or age.</div>
<div>Can relate themes in the writing to issues of importance in today’s world and workplace (for example: people surviving in hard times, different ethnic and cultural
perspectives of the American Dream, relating the natural world, dealing with change, etc.)</div>
<div>Know what "good, active" reading of a text is-how to read a story or poem and "get" the message from a piece.</div>

Other Information
Instructor’s Comments:
PHASE 2 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
Step 1: Read the two stories.

PHASE 2 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
Step 1: Read the two stories.
Step 2: Figure out your thesis statement. What are you focusing on in your essay? You can choose just ONE of the options in the task, or you can choose to analyze one
or both of the stories in a way that interests you. Just be sure you have a very clear and specific thesis (guiding idea or argument) to your paper.
STEP 3: Re-read the stories and take a lot of notes! Jot down any quotes or aspects of the story that stand out to you that support your thesis.
STEP 4: Do some brainstorming. Jot down all the potential points you want to make in your essay. Then organize these ideas into an outline.
STEP 5: Begin writing your paper.

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