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Your task is choose one character and research two personal or social problems of the time period that affected that character. Internet research can be done using the provided links on the Resources page. Refer to the novel for listings of characters. When you have sufficiently researched two topics, complete one of the writing assignments listed below. Be sure to review the project rubrics before beginning your work. |
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Assignment 1- Pretend that you are the character that you have chosen to research. Write a five paragraph letter to a friend or a diary entry discussing the relevance of this issue in your life. Use at least three references to the novel. Three MLA citations must be used either from the novel or from other resources. Attach MLA formatted Bibliography and Works Cited pages. |
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American Gothic, painted by Grant Wood during the 1930's |
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Assignment 2- Write a five paragraph newspaper article in third person point of view discussing one of the characters in the novel and the problems that he or she faced in the novel. Give three examples of this issue in the novel and evidence from your research that this was a common problem of the 1930's in the United States. Use three MLA citations either from the novel or from other consulted sources. Attach MLA formatted Bibliography and Works Cited pages. |
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Assignment 3- What happens after the novel ends? Write the five paragraph story of what happens after page 107 from the first person point of view of the character that you have researched. Discuss how the character's major problems continue or end. Make references to elements relevant to the topic in the novel or in sources that you have used in your research. Use three MLA citations either from the novel or from other consulted sources. Attach MLA formatted Bibliography and Works Cited pages. |
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