This can be about a specific author, a work of prose, a concept, or poetry. It will include preliminary research (citations, references)
The following are some ideas you can use or you can go on your own:
Selected poems from an author (Shakespeare, Langston Hughes, Haiku’s by Basho, etc)
Social commentary of a selected work
The social context of a work (i.e how did Frankenstein reflect the rise of the Industrial Revolution)
Fables (i.e. how did Aesop’s fables convey a message)
How did Shakespeare influence modern day English (i.e. Shakespeare made up many new words that still exist today!)
How did an author convey a theme (i.e. life, death, love, conflict) in a work or across his/her works?
The development of a character in a work.
There are many ideas, so you are welcome to choose any topic you want. These are just a few.
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This could be about a particular author, a work of prose, a concept, or poetry. It will consist of preliminary research (citations, references)
Here are some ideas to get you started, or you can go it alone:
Poems chosen from an author (Shakespeare, Langston Hughes, Basho’s Haikus, etc.)
A selected work’s social commentary
A work’s social context (i.e how did Frankenstein reflect the rise of the Industrial Revolution)
Aesop’s fables (how did Aesop’s fables convey a message)
How did Shakespeare influence modern English (for example, Shakespeare coined many new words that are still in use today!)
How did an author convey a theme (such as life, death, love, or conflict) in a work or across multiple works?
The growth of a character in a story
