Thoreau Project: Alternative Assignment

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 Alternative Assignment

Thoreau Project

As an alternative to the Thoreau project an individual may choose to write a research paper on one of the following topics.

 Henry David Thoreau                                                                        Ralph Waldo Emerson

Transcendentalist Movement                                                              Impressionist Art

Transcendentalisms Influence on Music                                              Walt Whitman          

Transcendentalism influence on religion                                               Edgar Alan Poe

Transcendentalist influence on education                                             Emily Dickinson

Transcendentalism and the 70’s                                                          Edward Abbey

Transcendentalist Movement in Europe                                               Realism

 All topics must  be tied to transcendentalism.

 For this paper you will be responsible for all of the following:

                                                               Exploratory paragraph on the topic

                                                               Research questions at least twenty

                                                               400 notecards from no less than four sources (at least one must be a book)

                                                               Hypothesis

                                                               Work Cited

                                                                Abstract

                                                                 Outline

                                                                 Rough Draft (edited)

                                                                 Peer Edit Sheet

                                                                  Final Draft

                                                                 Power Point for paper

 The paper must meet the following standards:

                                  MLA formatting and citations

                                   12 pt Times New Roman Font

                                   Double Spaced

                                   Should have at least five quotes in the paper

                                   Should be 6 to 10 pages typed 

The paper order should be:

                     Cover sheet

                     Abstract

                      Final Paper

                      Rough Draft (edited)

                      Outline

                       Peer Edit 

Alternative Assignment

Due date

Step One :             Topic Selection                                              __________                100pts

                              Exploratory Paragraph

 Step Two:             Research (20 questions)                                 ___________              100pts

                             Progress one                                                    __________                100pts 

                             Progress two                                                    __________                100pts

                             Progress three                                                  __________                100pts

                             Progress four                                                    __________                100pts

Step Three:            Hypothesis                                                       ___________              100pts

Step Four:            Work Cited                                                    ___________              200pts

Step Five:            Abstract                                                           __________                150pts

Step Six:             Outline                                                             __________                100pts

Step Seven:            Rough Draft                                                    __________                100pts

Step Eight:             Peer Edit Sheet                                             __________                100pts

Step Nine:            The Paper                                                   __________                1400pts

Step Ten:            Power Point Presentation                              __________                400pts

                        Of paper to viewed by me and

                        Placed on class website for future

                        use