Survey of World Literature II Projects and Exams

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In addition to the weekly readings and on-line discussion forums, and two exams (midterm and final) students will produce four projects. 

Exams.  Midterm and final exams will consist of two parts: multiple choice or short answer prompts (assessing students' familiarity with key terms and concepts) and an essay essay (assessing students' ability analyze texts and synthesize ideas).  Students will take the exams in the College Writing Center, making arrangements in advance to do so.  Students will be given the essay prompt one week in advance and should be prepared to write during the 90-minute exam period.

Projects.  Project due dates are indicated on the course schedule and projects I-III may be completed in any order.  Project IV will serve as a culminating project for the course.

Submitting your projects. Compose your written projects using Microsoft Word.  Save the file.  Attach the file to an email message to Dr. Long longt@tncc.cc.va.us and send it to him.

Project I--Chrysler Museum Visit and Report.  This project is only for students who did not take the first half of the course in the fall 1999 term.  (3 double-spaced pages MLA format.) Students will visit the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk to view the following artifacts:

Focus on two or three pieces comparing and contrasting their representations of otherworldly beings, the underworld, the afterlife, catastrophic destruction, infernal punishments or celestial bliss.  Also, discuss similarities with texts we have read.  Click here for an example of a museum site visit report.

While you are welcome to visit the museum on your own, I will arrange a Saturday tour and a Sunday tour with reduced admission price.

For students who took the first half of the course in the fall 1999 semester:

Project I--Book Review.  I have placed a dozen and a half books on reserve in the college library related to apocalypticism and millennialism.   The review should include a summary of the book's main ideas, a description of its scholarly apparatus [bibliography, notes, index, etc.], an assessment of its value, and an evaluation of its intended audience.) (MLA paper format, minimum three full typed double-spaced pages.) 

Project II--Web Site Review.  (3 double-spaced pages MLA format.) Students will visit one of the sites linked under the heading "Secondary Sources" on Dr. Long's "Apocalypticism" Web: http://members.visi.net/~longt/apocalypticism.htm and will offer a critical review and evaluation of the site, similar to a book review.   The review should provide a description of the site, an identification of the author or "owner" of the site, an analysis of its approach to apocalypticism and millennialism, an evaluation of the site's effectiveness (e.g. ease of navigation, freshness of links, visual appeal), an assessment of the intended audience who might find the site useful.

Click here for an example of a Web site review.

Project III--Live Performance Review.  (3 double-spaced pages MLA format.) Students will attend a local live performance (instrumental music, vocal music, dance, drama) derived from a non-English-speaking world culture.  The purpose of this project is to further familiarize students with the richness and complexity of world cultures.  I will supply a list of preapproved performances; students should seek my approval before selecting another performance off this list. [Click here for an example of a performance review.] [Click here for a list of pre-approved performances.]

Project IV--Collaborative Web Project.  Students will organize themselves in teams to research and produce a Web page that includes researched information, critical and analytical writing, and links to other Web sites, related to some aspect of apocalypticism and millennialism in world literature.  As the course progresses, potential topics of focus should become apparent to you.  Exemplary projects from last semester can be found here:

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