"The Lottery"
Who wrote "The Lottery"?
Shirley Jackson
Who wrote "The Hitchhiker"?
Louise Fletcher
True or false:
You shouldn't keep a working bibliography
False - you should
What is an annotated bibliography?
Annotated Bibs describe, give publication information for, and sometimes evaluate each work on a list of sources
True or False:
"The Lottery" and "The Hitchhiker" were published the same year.
False
Who "wins" the lottery?
Tessie Hutchinson
What is the name of the main character?
Ronald Adams
True or false:
Your thesis should answer your main research question
True
What is a descriptive annotated bibliography?
Gives a summary of each source
What's the difference between revising and editing/proofreading?
editing/proofreading - details
Name 2 themes present in "The Lottery"
Tradition
Coexistence of peace and violence
Violence
Death
Name 2 themes present in "The Hitchhiker"
Death
Mortality
Why should you do preliminary research?
To get background and make sure your topic is viable.
What is an evaluative annotated bibliography?
Gives both a summary of sources and also tells us why it will be useful in the paper.
Name 2 key features of a literary analysis
An arguable thesis
Careful attention to the language of the text
Attention to patterns or themes
A clear interpretation
What is the main message the story tries to get across?
That blindly following tradition can be harmful
Name 3 ways that Fletcher conveys Ronald's paranoia
He refuses to stop, he speeds, he asks if anyone else can see the hitchhiker, he tries to hit the hitchhiker with his car
Name 3 elements to consider when scheduling your research project
Analyze rhetorical situation
Choose topic
Prelim research
Research questions
Find and evaluate sources
Take notes on sources
Tentative thesis and outline
Draft
Additional research
Peer reviews
Works cited
Edit & Proofread
Final draft due date
Name 2 key features of an annotated bib
Statement of scope
Complete bibliographic information
Concise description of the work
Relevant commentary
Consistent presentation
What are the three methods to analyze a text?
The text itself
Your own response as a reader
Context
Who runs the lottery each year?
Mr. Summers
Name two things the hitchhiker could represent
Death
Ronald's fate
Ronald's mortality
What's the difference between primary and secondary sources?
Primary is the original source. Secondary source is once removed - usually about the original source.
Name 2 key features of scholarly literature
Careful, thorough research
Accurate, objective summaries of the relevant literature
Critical evaluation for the literature
Synthesis of the scholarship
A clear focus
Is this citation from Wordsworth correct?
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263).
No, it needs the author's name.
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).