English 1301: Coleman, Laurie
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English 1301: Coleman, Laurie In-Person
| Room, Date & Time(s): | Change Date & Times
9:25am - 10:40am, Thursday, November 14, 2019 (75 minutes) - MLC 209 |
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| Name: | Laurie Coleman |
| Email: | lcoleman@alamo.edu |
| Booking submitted: | 11:32am, Sep 06 2019 |
| Course Name & Number (ie, Geography 1301):: | ENGL 1301 |
| What general area of research or topics will your students be exploring?: | 1. After reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, choose to expand ONE of the following topics through research: a. The narrative arc involving Deborah and Skloot follows that of an archetypal hero journey. Analyze the story as a hero journey with Skloot as the hero, and then change your perspective and analyze the story with Deborah as the hero. b. Analyze the significance of chapter and section breaks in the book. How does Skloot use transitions to develop continuity between sections that do not appear in chronological order? What is Skloot revealing through the juxtaposition of scenes and the division of the book into the three sections of Life, Death, and Immortality? c. Although a right to privacy is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, the Supreme Court has established that it is inherently protected by the Constitution. Explain the numerous ways that the Lacks family’s right to privacy was violated. Discuss the importance of the right to privacy. How has this |
| What will your students do or create with the sources they find?: | 2. Write a 1,000-1,500 word essay (4-5 pages). 3. Incorporate details from both The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and at least five scholarly sources into your paper. 4. Include correct MLA internal documentation within your paper for all borrowed details (quotations, paraphrases, or summaries). 5. Include a Works Cited page at the end of your paper that follows MLA documentation rules that lists all sources. |
| On the day students attend the library class, **at what point will they be** in their research process?: | general area of research identified; they will need help narrowing and defining a specific research topic |
- Date:
- Thursday, November 14, 2019
- Time:
- 9:25am - 10:40am
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- MLC 209
- College:
- SAC
- Categories:
- English 1301 English Librarian: zRetired
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