nstructions:
Please read the attached PDF file and then follow assignment steps 1 – 5 with the correct format explained below.
Goal:
apply the reading to a real-world event/issue or creative text of your choosing.
Format
The length for the application analysis is roughly 2.5 pages single-spaced followed by a Works Cited.
Assignment Description:
- The first paragraph of your application analysis is basically like an intro to an essay. Start by introducing the reading, author, and summarize the reading (eg. In Homi Bhabhas Location of Culture, Bhabha proposes/describes/analyzes/argues). All summary and paraphrasing should be in your own words. Be sure to identify the different and specific elements of the reading that youll draw on to analyze your event or text. Next, identify which real-world event or text youll apply the reading to. Summarize the event or text in a few sentences and identify/explain any specific elements that are crucial to your analysis (like specific historical context, characters, scenes, interactions etc). Conclude by identifying what youll focus on in your analysis. This is loosely like a thesis, but can be more general– its explaining how we can use the reading to understand a particular event or a text.
- Your next paragraph will summarize, in your own words and in greater detail than the intro, the main idea in the reading that youre making use of. The key here is in your own words. These readings have been written on hundreds of times, so its easy to find other peoples examples of how to explain and simplify them. You can reference and read other summaries of these readings to make sure youre on the right track (thats totally fine), but be sure to cite them if you draw on them in your analysis. Each sentence should be uniquely summarized and paraphrased by you. Summary can include broad examples to help explain more clearly some of the more complex ideas. Note that if you do reference someone elses summary, ensure you draw from a scholarly reader or academic website; there are so many terrible and incorrect interpretations of the concepts out there that will really undercut your work.
- Your next 3-5 paragraphs will apply the concept to your chosen real-world event/example or a text. Each paragraph should focus on a specific element of the reading. Youll need to quote directly both from the reading and from summaries of your chosen event, or quote from your chosen text. For instance, if you choose a real-world event, you might quote from an article or someones online description of what occurred. If you choose a film as your text, youd quote directly from that. You can apply the reading to three different instances or scenes, apply three elements of the reading to one scene or character in a text, explore how the event shows different sides of the reading..its really up to you how you want to structure these paragraphs.
- Youll end with a really brief conclusion that reiterates why this text and concept work together, and explains how the text helps convey elements of the concept.
- Self-Analysis and Grading. Please include a self-analysis of your work that identifies areas you’re most proud of/confident in and areas that you’re most unsure about/feel like could use additional work, as well as your grade range based on the below.
