Spring, 2017
Professor Rodgers
Choose your approach to the Research Project:
1/ critical disciplinary focus
2/ creative/critical focus
3/ comparative media focus
What You Will Do:
1/Choose a Topic, Select a SF short story or short novel to include in your Research Project, and Develop a Draft Research Question
2/Create a working bibliography of three to five sources related to your Research Project 3/Do some reading and research related to the texts you are studying and your research question
4/Finalize your research question
5/Create a deliverable (handout, video, other)
6/Prepare a 5 minute presentation for the class and present your findings and the deliverable
7/Write a five page paper, which will, present your findings, your argument, your analysis, etc.
Due Dates:
Topic and Story Selection and Draft Project Title and Draft Research Question: Wednesday, April 19
Project Description and Proposal: Monday April 24
Review of Research Sources: Completed by Friday, April 28
Rough Drafts 5-Page Paper: May 1 (Exploratory Draft) and May 3 (Working Draft)
Presentations: May 8 and May 10
Final Draft 5-Page Paper: Monday, May 15
For details and topics, please visit:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NTpBGinA_yJWpRvwq8dzE11lJkc6AtstpEhxQOn5WaA/edit?usp=sharing
