Presentation (30 points)
In groups or individually, pretend that you are John Green on YouTube and your goal is to explain a particular aspect of Trifles or The Cask of Amontillado in two minutes.
For example, here are some topic ideas for Trifles:
The focus can be the differences between Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale and how their differences contribute to the conflict in the play or to its resolution.
Or if you enjoy stage productions you can talk about how broadly Mrs. Hale should mark her discovery in terms of vocal expression, gesture, facial expression. What should Mrs. Peters be doing at the time of the discovery?
Or did you notice all the villains in Trifles are all male. Has Glaspell stacked the deck? Does it make a difference that the play was published in 1920?
Annotated Bibliography (20 points)
Use the DeAnza Library database or GoogleScholar find a secondary source that informs your presentation and/or preparation for your final essay then create an annotated bibliography of this source.
You should:
1) Give the bibliographic information of your source (title, author, publisher, date, etc) in MLA format.
This link gives many samples: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.htmlLinks to an external site.
2) Write a one paragraph summary of the article. This should be about five sentences long. What is the thesis of the paper or what does it try to prove? What are the main points?
3) Write another paragraph in which you assess the source. Here are some example questions you may answer in this paragraph. Is it a useful source? What does it do well? What do you wish it had addressed? Is the information reliable? Why? Is the source biased or objective? Why? Does the source have a goal? How does this source teach you about the play or short story? Did it change how you interpreted the play?