In Class Research Exercise on Capote/In Cold Blood
Goal: Our goal is to enhance our understanding of the events which inspired Capote's book, In Cold Blood, the process Capote undertook in researching and writing the novel, and the impact this book has had on American writers. In doing so, you will create individual wiki pages identifying relevant background information and making thoughtful links between that information and the book itself.
Where to Look: Please do some initial research on the websites listed below (and only on those websites):
Although you may expand your research later, I ask that you limit your research to these pages today, as I have tried to choose sites which will not act as "spoilers" -- and thus will not reveal the end of the book prematurely.
You may also want to investigate these relevant NPR interviews about the book and related movies (which we will view later this week/next week):
What to Write/Create: Once you have done some focused research on the murders, the author, and the book, you will create a one-page summary of what you learned. Your summary should be a clear and informed attempt to make connections between the novel and what you learn in doing this research. It can be written in prose, or can be in bullet form and must be in your own words (you may not cut and paste language from any website). You may incorporate images taken from the websites you visit. You should give proper attribution to information learned from particular websites (you can even create links to those websites if you choose).
Due date: Your individual wiki page must be completed one week from today, Wednesday, October 1st by the beginning of class.
Grading: Your page will be worth up to 50 Essay Points. I will be evaluating your wiki page on the following atttributes:
1. Does your wiki page reflect focused, thougtful, relevant and detailed background research?
2. Did you make thougtful and insightful links between what your research revealed and what you've been reading?
3. Does your summary and analysis appear to be written in your own words?
4. Is your wiki page detailed and creative?
5. How much effort did you invest in this assignment?
Okay -- ready to get started? Click on your name below to access your individual wiki page. You will see instructions on how to get started.
Goal: Our goal is to enhance our understanding of the events which inspired Capote's book, In Cold Blood, the process Capote undertook in researching and writing the novel, and the impact this book has had on American writers. In doing so, you will create individual wiki pages identifying relevant background information and making thoughtful links between that information and the book itself.
Where to Look: Please do some initial research on the websites listed below (and only on those websites):
- http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/capote.htm
- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/capote_t.html
- http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/family/clutter/1.html
Although you may expand your research later, I ask that you limit your research to these pages today, as I have tried to choose sites which will not act as "spoilers" -- and thus will not reveal the end of the book prematurely.You may also want to investigate these relevant NPR interviews about the book and related movies (which we will view later this week/next week):
What to Write/Create: Once you have done some focused research on the murders, the author, and the book, you will create a one-page summary of what you learned. Your summary should be a clear and informed attempt to make connections between the novel and what you learn in doing this research. It can be written in prose, or can be in bullet form and must be in your own words (you may not cut and paste language from any website). You may incorporate images taken from the websites you visit. You should give proper attribution to information learned from particular websites (you can even create links to those websites if you choose).
Due date: Your individual wiki page must be completed one week from today, Wednesday, October 1st by the beginning of class.
Grading: Your page will be worth up to 50 Essay Points. I will be evaluating your wiki page on the following atttributes:
1. Does your wiki page reflect focused, thougtful, relevant and detailed background research?
2. Did you make thougtful and insightful links between what your research revealed and what you've been reading?
3. Does your summary and analysis appear to be written in your own words?
4. Is your wiki page detailed and creative?
5. How much effort did you invest in this assignment?
Okay -- ready to get started? Click on your name below to access your individual wiki page. You will see instructions on how to get started.
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