Term papers allow students to explore a course-related topic
in greater detail.
There are two avenues to take for the term paper:
1) Write a comparative essay by choosing an artifact we covered in class (a photograph, film, song, painting, literary text, etc.) and compare it to another artifact you chose. As you put the two
artifacts “in conversation with one another,” you should utilize the
required texts that we read over the semester to support your ideas, as
well as some of the ideological, psychological, cultural, or social
elements that make these artifacts worth comparing and significant in
their own right
artifacts “in conversation with one another,” you should utilize the
required texts that we read over the semester to support your ideas, as
well as some of the ideological, psychological, cultural, or social
elements that make these artifacts worth comparing and significant in
their own right
2) (or) write an argumentative, formal analysis where you analyze one
artifact of your choosing and examine its ideological,
psychological, cultural, or social significance. This
formal analysis should utilize the required texts we read over the
semester to support your argument.
Term papers are due Friday, November 22, the week before Thanksgiving
Break. Once submitted, students will be divided into groups. You will receive
an email containing your group number, oral defense meeting day and
time, a Zoom link, and each group member’s term papers. You should
read each paper and think of constructive feedback and engaging questions to
ask the author.
artifact of your choosing and examine its ideological,
psychological, cultural, or social significance. This
formal analysis should utilize the required texts we read over the
semester to support your argument.
Term papers are due Friday, November 22, the week before Thanksgiving
Break. Once submitted, students will be divided into groups. You will receive
an email containing your group number, oral defense meeting day and
time, a Zoom link, and each group member’s term papers. You should
read each paper and think of constructive feedback and engaging questions to
ask the author.
Term papers should follow MLA or APA format and documentation style. They should be approximately five to six pages (that is a minimum of five pages, not
including the Works Cited page). Further details about the term paper and
oral defense expectations will be provided later in the semester.
A graded copy of the term paper will be returned, upon request, at the end of
the semester and after the Oral Defenses have been completed.
See “Grading Rubric for Term Paper & Oral Defense” under Learning
Modules, Course Resources, Grading Rubrics.
including the Works Cited page). Further details about the term paper and
oral defense expectations will be provided later in the semester.
A graded copy of the term paper will be returned, upon request, at the end of
the semester and after the Oral Defenses have been completed.
See “Grading Rubric for Term Paper & Oral Defense” under Learning
Modules, Course Resources, Grading Rubrics.