Create a presentation containing evidence that you can use to help you explain to the class how your particular genre affects modern life.
Overview
Literature draws from the past, current events, trends, culture, times
and events. Therefore, literature, as is the case with all the arts, is always affected by the culture of the time of which it is a part, and it in turn always affects that culture.
Assignment
Create a presentation containing evidence that you can use to help you explain to the class how your particular genre affects modern life.
You must get your genre approved before you begin!
Guidelines
Your presentation should be at least 10 minutes in length.
You need to have some form of a visual/creative element (poster,
PowerPoint, photograph, activity etc.) Do make sure you are prepared because standing in front of the class reading note cards will not work
—you need to make all of us excited about your genre.
You must include at least 3 literary works from
a particular period/genre and include objects to illustrate them.
Be prepared to answer critical questions about these works (I expect that you have read them yourself and have not just read the summaries).
You also must include three of the following elements in your presentation because it is important to understand how these elements affect your
genre (failure to examine these will lower your score).
1)Economics
2)Psychological
3)Political
4)Religious
5)Artistic
6) Gender
7) Ethnic Issues
8) Ethics
9) Technology
10) Entertainment (pop culture)
After you have compiled your presentation, you will write a short response paper 1-2 pages (double-spaced). In this paper, you will explain why you choose the time period/genre that you did, how the construction of the time capsule went, how you decided on the artifacts you used, and what valuable information you learned from this project.
