Choose one text from this class as the basis of your research project. You will prepare a guide to your chosen work for others to use that includes several key components: a detailed original summary, a brief annotated bibliography of at least 3 academic sources on your subject, your own literary analysis of form/genre and literary devices in the piece, discussion questions, and multimodal pieces. This project can be done individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You must use at least 3 academic secondary sources (articles about your text by experts). For the multimodal component, you will gather visuals and other media related to the author or text accompanied by a short explanation. Multimodal options include art, photos, maps, timelines, music, performance, film/TV, podcasts, social media, etc. You may also choose to create your own multimodal piece in any of these categories (as in the creative option for the short paper).
*Multimodal means “multiple modes,” most commonly referring to Linguistic (Written), Aural (Sound), Visual, Gestural (Performative), and Spatial (Design). From Ball, Cheryl and Colin Charlton, “All Writing is Multimodal.” Naming What We Know: Threshold Concepts of Writing Studies, edited by Linda Adler-Kassner & Elizabeth Wardle, Utah State University Press, 2015.