- Capote (handout)
- "My Side of the Matter"
- Murakami (from The Elephant Vanishes)
- "The Second Bakery Attack"
- "On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning"
- "Barn Burning"
- "The Little Green Monster"
- "Family Affair"
- "The Last Lawn of the Afternoon"
- "The Elephant Vanishes"
Group Presentation Topics: Japanese Literature and Culture
- Murakami's Biography
- The Salaryman
- Group v. Individual
- Women
- Hierarchies
- Cosmology
- Superstition
- Magical Realism as a Genre
- Other (must be approved in advance by McGhee)
Presentation Parameters:
- Each presentation team is comprised of 3-4 partners
- Each partner is responsible for an equal share of the work
- Each partner is responsible for no less than three (3) minutes' worth of the presentation
- Each presentation is to be 9-15 minutes in length
- Visuals are acceptable and encouraged (PowerPoint, Prezi, etc)
Rubric ____/30 points possible
- Knowledge and Understanding: 0-5 points
- How well does the candidate know and understand the content of the work(s)?
- Interpretation and Personal Response: 0-10 points
- How valid is the candidate’s interpretation of the work(s)?
- To what extent does the candidate’s response show critical thinking and originality?
- Presentation: 0-10 points
- How effective and convincing is the candidate’s presentation?
- Use of Language: 0-5 points
- How accurate, clear, and precise is the language used by the candidate?
Some websites that may help you to create your presentation
- https://www.jref.com
- https://japan-zone.com
- https://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/japanese-culture
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_literature
- https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/japan-reconstruction
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-war_Japan
- https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~melmoth/japan/
- https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/japanese-culture/japanese-culture-references
