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ENGL 2328: American Literature II (Boston): Getting Started

Prof. Kristie Boston | ENGL 2328: American Literature from Civil War to Present (Fall 2022)

Essay Assignments

  •  Essay 1: Thematic Analysis
  • 5-10 typed pages (double-spaced) thematic analysis of a literary text (not counting Works Cited)
  •  No additional outside sources are to be used for this paper, which should solely represent your own analytical thinking. It's just you and the text!

Projects

  •  Project 1: Literary Contextual Presentation

Create a 15-30 minute video presentation about your literary text, pulling in  your research about its context.

  • Citations should be listed at the end on a Works Cited slide as well as in-text citations.

Elaine Patton at LSC-University Park Library, Cole Williamson at LSC-Montgomery, and David Puller at LSC-North Harris graciously contributed to the creation of this guide.