lunes, 9 de enero de 2017

CAR 301: Novel Presentations

Information about each book is here.



Novel
CAR 301
Date
“North and South” by Elizabeth Gaskell
Karla Mejía
Alejandro
January 20
“Los de abajo” by Mariano Azuela
Raúl
January 27
“The Bridge on the Drina” by Ivo Andric
Abel
Diego Bautista
February 3
“Doctor Zhivago” by Boris Paternak
David
Jacqueline
Juan
February 17 20
“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Bárbara
February 24
“The Berlin Stories” by Christopher Isherwood
Joanna
Alejandro
Juan
José Luis
Jacqueline
María José
March 3
“1984” by George Orwell
Abel
Karla Mejía
Carmen
Ricardo
Santiago
Daniel
March 10
“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley
Patricio
Diego Bautista
Bárbara
David
Raúl
Diego Espinosa
March 17
“The Manchurian Candidate” by Richard Condon
María José
José Luis
Daniel
March 31
“How the Steel Was Tempered” by Nikolai Ostrovsky
Ricardo
Patricio
Carmen
April 7
“Antes que anochezca” by Reinaldo Arenas
Diego Espinosa
Santiago
April 21
“Freshwater Road” by Denise Nicholas
Joanna
April 28
Changes: Removed Romina, added María José, changed Daniel to "1984", switched Jose Luis and Raúl between "The Berlin Stories" and "Brave New World" (10/01/2017)
Changed the date for "Doctor Zhivago" to February 20. (14/02/2017)


Rubric

Explain general plot and characters of the book. Give a brief overview of who the characters are and what happens in the book.
10%
Give a brief overview of the author’s life. Include where they were born, when and why they became famous, and where they died.
10%
Identify at least 3 themes that link the book to its historical period. Include direct quotes from the book and reasons why these themes are important in the book.
20%
Describe the international context when the book was written and published. Be specific about whether if the book was published immediately, published a long time after being written, banned, or actively promoted.
20%
Use the book as a historical source and identify its argument in one sentence. What does it “say”?
20%
Prezi
10%
25 minutes (35 if the team is four or more people)
10%
TOTAL
100%
 

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