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COM 1102 Writing About Literature- Online Learning
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4.4 Research Topic Proposal
Assignment | Graded
Choose ONE of the following paired images and poems from the “Poetry and the Visual Arts” section of the textbook (NOTE: This is the section with the thicker, glossy pages in the center of the textbook; the pages have letters rather than numbers).
Choice #1: American Gothic – Analyze the painting by Grant Wood and the poem by John Stone. In what sense can Stone’s poem be regarded as an analysis of the painting? Does Stone see Grant’s depiction of the two figures as a satire or a celebration? What symbolic elements are found in the painting?
Choice #2: Girl Powdering Her Neck – Analyze the woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro and the poem by Cathy Song. What does Song’s poem add to the visual information provided in Utamaro’s woodcut? What is the relationship of the final three lines to the rest of the poem and what effect does it have on the reader?
Choice #3: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall – Analyze the photograph of the memorial from the Library of Congress and the poem “Facing It” by Yusef Komunyakaa. What is the significance of the poem’s title and how are the speaker’s war experiences reflected in the war memorial? Does the speaker’s response to the memorial indicate that the conception and composition of the memorial were successful or unsuccessful as a public memorial?
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Topic proposal is due by the end of week 4.
6.3 Rough Draft of Research Paper AND Peer Review
Assignment | Graded
Post your rough draft of the research paper for feedback and suggestions from your peers.
Review the Research Paper assignment in Week 7 for full instructions and the Research Paper Rough Draft and Peer Review Rubric below for the research paper.
You will also provide a review for a draft posted by one of your peers as described in the Peer Review Instructions this week. Use the form to complete your peer review assignment. Download the required Peer Review Worksheet.
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7.3 Research Paper Submission
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Choose ONE of the following paired images and poems from the “Poetry and the Visual Arts” section of the textbook. (NOTE: This is the section with the thicker, glossy pages in the center of the textbook; the pages have letters rather than numbers.)
Choice #1: American Gothic – Analyze the painting by Grant Wood and the poem by John Stone. In what sense can Stone’s poem be regarded as an analysis of the painting? Does Stone see Grant’s depiction of the two figures as a satire or a celebration? What symbolic elements are found in the painting?
Choice #2: Girl Powdering Her Neck – Analyze the woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro and the poem by Cathy Song. What does Song’s poem add to the visual information provided in Utamaro’s woodcut? What is the relationship of the final three lines to the rest of the poem and what effect does it have on the reader?
Choice #3: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall – Analyze the photograph of the memorial from the Library of Congress and the poem “Facing It” by Yusef Komunyakaa. What is the significance of the poem’s title and how are the speaker’s war experiences reflected in the war memorial? Does the speaker’s response to the memorial indicate that the conception and composition of the memorial were successful or unsuccessful as a public memorial?
Remember you must:
Final Research Paper Due Sunday at 11:59 p.m. ET of week 7.