Literature

Visual analysis (300-375 words) that compares and contrasts two photographs of your choice and fully addresses the prompt.Prompt:Pick one photograph by Seydou Keïta from this website: http://www.seydoukeitaphotographer.com/en/photographs/ (Links to an external site.).Next, pick one photograph by Malick Sidibé from this website: https://amp.matrix.msu.edu/portfolio.php?name=MalickSidibé&page=1&page=1 (Links to an external site.).On a separate page in your response, be sure […]

LIT 2310 Fall 2020Professor ThibodeauResearch Essay Topics and InstructionsEssay: Due on D2L (post under Assignments) as a Word .doc or .docx file by 11:59 pm on Friday, February 26.Follow the instructions below to answer the paper prompt. You can select from any of the readings on the syllabus (not include the film Ex Machina). You […]

While watching Susan Vogel’s “Future of Mud: A Tale of Houses and Lives in Djenné (2007)”, you were asked to keep the following in mind:Generational and gender tensionsPerspectives on masonry and the materials used in constructionThe presentation of exterior and interior spacesPerspectives about the city of DjennéPerspectives on the role of IslamThe influence of tourism […]

Summarizing a Written Rhetorical Text Purpose of the assignment: To summarize an op-ed or argumentative article. Procedure: Choose a well-established news source. Select an op-ed piece or argumentative article from within the last eight weeks.  Important: Do not select a straight news article or one that appears mostly informative. (How do you tell the difference? See […]

Week 1 – Discussion Forum99 unread replies.99 replies. Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under […]

Guidelines: 1- As a general rule, the summary of each article should behalf of the original article.  That is, if the original article is 10 pages long, your summary can be 4 or 5 pages long. 2- Use the same organizational framework of the original article.  Let’s take an example: “The Relationship between Language and […]

You will continue your practice of journal writing this week. Hopefully, you are finding that taking some time and putting thoughts and words on paper doesn’t have to be scary or intimidating. The more you practice and make time to improve your skills, the easier it will become. As a reminder, you can type your […]

For each of the assigned poetry collections, write a response essay of at least 750 words or 3 double-spaced pages (1,500 words or 6 double-spaced pages for the longer essay) that addresses the following questions: What are the subjects of the book? What overarching themes do you discern from the poems? How does the poet […]

 For this assignment, you review a published research study with two purposes in mind: Observing the structure and content of the article Comparing the content of the article to the recommended content of sections for a research study. Submit a 10-page critique and review of the article, which includes the title page and the reference […]

Write a letter to your friend who lives in the country and explain that you’re thinking of having a portrait made of yourself. You are considering 2 options, an oil painting or one of the “new” photo processes i.e. daguerreotype or calotype. Weigh all facts you must consider for both options using your friend as […]