COLLEGE ENGLISH/DUAL ENROLLMENT ASSIGNMENT #2

Hi everyone. For this week, I would like you to read chapters 10 THROUGH 16....

Here is a copy of the FINAL PAPER ASSIGNMENT for this book/unit. You will see that it involves a bit of research. Please look over the assignment and then PLEASE watch the video I am attaching....I get into some of the detail of the assignment.

Here is the assignment:

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TRESPASSER

FINAL COMPOSITION

Living here in the great state of Maine, we are constantly inundated with the way “pop culture” is represented in our state. From beautiful lighthouses on rocky coasts, to buttery lobster rolls on red and plaid tablecloths, Maine is often billed as a vacation and recreational paradise, with beautiful land, country charm, and friendly, New England people. Am I correct? (it is okay to disagree!). 

I would argue that Paul Doiron, who has lived in Maine his entire life, sees Maine in a “different light. Some would argue that Doiron, in his Mike Bowditch series, presents a glimpse of “the real Maine” to his readers. How does Doiron's presentation of Maine compare with a more “pop culture” version (as seen in “Downeast” magazine, for example) version? How is the REAL Maine revealed through Paul Doiron's writing? 

For this assignment, think about the novel from ALL the angles we have discussed, and generate your own thesis statement (claim) that you can present in an argumentative paper. Essentially, craft an argumentative research paper about a “novel related” issue. ABSOLUTELY use your copy of TRESPASSER as your reference point (most of your data/evidence should come from the book). However, you must use at least ONE outside source to include in your composition, and this source should strengthen your argument! 

Find evidence and examples (QUOTES) of how Doiron reveals:

-setting as a powerful vehicle to create mood and tone

-people and their actions

-places and their physical descriptions

-neighbors and their attitudes

-relationships among folks

-restaurants/meeting places

-personalities of individuals

-dialogue/conversation

-core values

-family values

-respect for authority

-socio/economic discrepancies

-drug and alcohol epidemic

-ETC

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Here is the video link with my failing at trying to be cool.....as per usual.....:/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpi-75yfCdQ&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2mumkZKhjM7uIu1WKZkCKkJfcCyTPAqe1WyDIsY65WF22_1snvTFMW02M


For your "graded assignment" for this week, I would like you to begin to make observations of your own as they relate to something you MAY write about for this final paper. What stands out? What inferences do you make? What are your reactions to the novel thus far? Like.......what do you notice about the way Mike is/isn't a "stereotypical" Mainer? How does the actual physical landscape create CONFLICT in the story, and where else do we see that in Maine, etc? Are people like the Driskos and Barters common citizens of Maine? There's a TON of things you can write about. I'd like you to do about a page or your own 'reactions' and 'observations.' If you did not watch the video, please take a look at it, as it gives more detail. And remember that I will be available on WEDNESDAY for virtual office hours from 10-11! Keep in touch!

One month to go!!!!!