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For the fiction activity, you will create a short report on the author James Agee. Include in the report an historical element, a literary element, and a personal response. Follow these guidelines:
TASKS
Task 1: Read an excerpt from James Agee’s A Death in the Family / Knoxville: Summer, 1915 (pages 3-7) and part of Chapter 1 (pages 11-15 and 18-21).
This website give some pages but not all.
http://www.amazon.com/A-Death-Family-Penguin-Classics/dp/014310571X#reader_014310571X
Task 2: Historical
1. Choose one historical element that is described in the Agee reading passages. This element might be a landmark he refers to such as a building or a cultural reference.
2. Research this historical element and write a well-developed paragraph (12-15 sentences) on it. You may include a photo if one is available.
3. Provide citations for borrowed materials.
Task 3: Literary (Paragraph 2)
1. Choose an element of fiction such as setting or character from the reading passage. For partial list of literary elements, see chapters 6-10 in Literature and the Writing Process.
2. Find two examples of how Agee uses the element of fiction. Quote each example and then explain the use of the element. Write a 10-15 sentence paragraph on each example. The quotations will not be included in the word count.
3. Provide citations for quotations and borrowed materials.
Task 4: Personal Response(Paragraph 3)
1. Address the following in your personal response: What did you learn about local history and literary elements from working on this project?
2. Write either a paragraph or bullet list for the responses.
1. Choose one historical element that is described in the Agee reading passages. This element might be a landmark he refers to such as a building or a cultural reference.
2. Research this historical element and write a well-developed paragraph (12-15 sentences) on it. You may include a photo if one is available.
3. Provide citations for borrowed materials.
Task 3: Literary (Paragraph 2)
1. Choose an element of fiction such as setting or character from the reading passage. For partial list of literary elements, see chapters 6-10 in Literature and the Writing Process.
2. Find two examples of how Agee uses the element of fiction. Quote each example and then explain the use of the element. Write a 10-15 sentence paragraph on each example. The quotations will not be included in the word count.
3. Provide citations for quotations and borrowed materials.
Task 4: Personal Response(Paragraph 3)
1. Address the following in your personal response: What did you learn about local history and literary elements from working on this project?
2. Write either a paragraph or bullet list for the responses.
