· Summarize for someone outside of our class the basic plot/purpose of the reading(s). Assume your audience has not read the work(s), but wants to get a general idea of its purpose. Your opening paragraph should include a direct quote by a named source (w/ credential) about the importance of the person’s whose work you’re examining.
· In the next 3-4 paragraphs, you should select specific scenes from the readings to react. It will be important to DIRECTLY QUOTE examples from the readings in each of these paragraphs and avoid the citation mistakes Stedman discusses.
· At some point in your essay, you should show evidence of research that takes you beyond the boarders of the book itself. Again, directly quote and synthesize this outside material with your reading.
· Somewhere in your reaction, be sure to include some
COMPARISONS/CONTRASTS between what you’re reading with your own personal experiences, occurrences in popular culture, and reference to history. If you’re able, you might also compare/contrast your findings in with “theoretical” sources like Rick Roderick.
· Conclude your reaction to the work with some sort of EVALUATION of the work, especially in terms of what it reveals to you about the “Academic Novels” we are exploring. What is emblematic about the work? What small detail speaks to its larger message? Why does the work matter or fall short of your expectations?
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