I have attached two zip files
One contains the instructions of the assignment and Grading Rubrics
Another one Contains How to do Citation for this Assignment.
Strictly Observe Grading Rubrics
I have attached two zip files
One contains the instructions of the assignment and Grading Rubrics
Another one Contains How to do Citation for this Assignment.
Strictly Observe Grading Rubrics
Please submit the prewrite (planning activity) for the next literary analysis essay. Right, submit your working thesis statement and topic outline in one document. Certainly, follow the MLA format. This is an assignment that everyone should have completed before today.
If you do not know the assigned literary reading for literary analysis two, see Modules. For more than a week, the pages for the assigned reading have been posted in Modules. Too, I have addressed the reading during multiple classes. Again, see Modules for the pages that everyone should have read last week. I will not respond to students who message me inquiring about the assigned readings.
Furthermore, if you need help about formatting the prewrite assignment, see the sample information in Modules.
Folks, do not use AI or secondary sources to draft this activity. And do not plagiarize. Yes, this assignment counts for today’s attendance.
Below is the submission platform. Do not miss the deadline. If you message me about reopening the submission platform and offer no verifiable excuse, I will not respond.
Use example here
Easily answered questions
Purpose:
The goal of this assignment is to help you experience an oral history interview as a historical and cultural document and to see how archives preserve the voices of everyday people. By working with a digitized recording, you will practice listening, notetaking, and critical reflection on how stories are recorded, described, and made available to the public. This bonus assignment introduces you to oral history as a primary source and to the work of archives in preserving community memory. You will listen to a digitized oral history from the Joseph Sargent Hall Collection (Archives of Appalachia) and reflect on what it reveals about an individual life, local history, and the value of archival collections.
What to do:
Find an oral history in the archive
Go to the Joseph Sargent Hall Collection in the Archives of Appalachia (Aviary platform). The instructions and links are available in the Appalachian Dialect PPT in Week 8 modules
Choose any interview that interests you (based on name, description, topic, or date). Links to an external site.
Listen and take notes
Listen to at least 30 minutes of the interview. Links to an external site.
In your notes, pay attention to:
Who is speaking (age, gender, community, occupation, if known).
What topics they talk about (work, family, religion, migration, music, local events, etc.).
How the recording and description help you understand the context (date, location, interviewer, any summary on the site).
Write a 23 page response (doublespaced)
Your response should cover three areas:
a) The narrator and their story (about 1 page)
Give the narrators name, approximate age (if available), place, and time period.
Summarize key parts of their life story: what seems most important to them, what events or experiences stand out, what we learn about their community.
b) Language and expression (about 1 page)
Identify at least 35 phrases, expressions, or storytelling habits you find striking (these can be dialect features, idioms, or narrative style).
For at least 3 examples, quote a short phrase and then write how you would say something similar in your own everyday speech. Links to an external site.
Briefly comment on how the way they speak helps communicate personality, emotion, or perspective.
c) Thinking about oral history and archives (about 1 page)
What did listening to this recording give you that a written summary alone might not? Think about voice, pace, emotion, pauses, and interaction.
How does having this interview preserved in an archive (with a description, date, and metadata) change its meaning or impact for you as a listener in 2026?
Why do you think collections like the Hall Collection matter for how Appalachian communities, language, and history are remembered?
Formatting and submission
Length: 23 pages, doublespaced, 12point font, 1inch margins.
At the top of the first page, provide: narrators name, collection name, and the full Aviary link (required for grading). Links to an external site.
Website link:
Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): 2ShortStoryEssayPrompt1400Online.pdf
Note: Content extraction from these files is restricted, please review them manually.
see attached 34 para
600 words minimum.
Remember to use examples and definitions to make your point clear and strong!
Explore how digital avatars and virtual identities in pop culture (e.g., social media, video games) impact our understanding of personal identity. How do these virtual representations challenge or reinforce philosophical ideas about the self and personal identity? Consider the implications for concepts such as authenticity, self-expression, and the nature of reality. Use moral theories
Write a few sentences (about 100 words) integrating a quote that you will be using in your paper. You can cite from the articles you will be using or you can cite from the novel itself for this activity. Be sure to connect your quote to the rest of your sentences. You can do this via signal phrases (Smith argues OR According to Smith, etc) or by integrating your quote as it grammatically fits into your sentence. Document your quote by using the MLA in-text citation guidelines you have studied in this lesson.
Here is an example to help guide your response: THE FIRST EXAMPLE IS INCORRECT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT CONTAIN SIGNAL PHRASES TO INTRODUCE THE QUOTES
John: Hi everyone,
Here is my paragraph with the quotes I integrated into it:
In Auschwitz, we see that Elie is more worried about losing contact with his father than he is about dying. “As for me, I was thinking not about death but about not wanting to be separated from my father. We had suffered so much, endured so much together.” Elie even has thoughts of giving up and letting himself die, which he is only able to push aside because of his father. “My father’s presence was the only thing that stopped me. He was running next to me, out of breath, out of strength, desperate. I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his sole support.”
Emily: Hello, John. I think you did a great job on your paragraph. I think the quote can be put into the sentence by using commas and introductory phrases. This can help tie together your argument and the quote so that it flows. Also, cite the author and let the reader know what page you are talking about. Your essay seems like it is going to be very good!
Professor: Emily makes a good observation. You havent integrated your quote into your discussion, and you havent cited the page numbers from the novel. To integrate the quote, you need punctuation and signal phrases. Here is an example of how to integrate and cite from the novel:
HERE IS A CORRECT EXAMPLE
In Auschwitz, we see that Elie is more worried about losing contact with his father than he is about dying. Wiesel writes, “As for me, I was thinking not about death but about not wanting to be separated from my father. We had suffered so much, endured so much together” (82). Elie even has later thoughts of giving up and letting himself die, which he is only able to push aside because of his father as is shown when he says, “My father’s presence was the only thing that stopped me. He was running next to me, out of breath, out of strength, desperate. I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his sole support” (98).