Final Project

The final assignment for this class has more flexibility.  You have a few options. 

Option 1: Write another extended monograph on a new topic, 5-7 pages, following the same guidelines and requirements as the previous extended monograph. (You could explore a more tangential topic like the American adaptations or the connection between Sherlock and the Batman series, though your paper should still be thesis-driven.)

Option 2: Propose a project that incorporates your major or interests. This project must require research with primary and secondary sources and will include a written component (roughly 5 pages) that explains, justifies, and reflects upon your project. Also include a works cited with citations following MLA guidelines.

• For example, if your major was costume design, you could select a story that has not been recently adapted, select several characters, and design (on paper) costumes they would wear. This would require research into late Victorian costumes as well as the time period in which you set your adaptation. Your 5 page writing to accompany the drawings would explain, justify, and reflect upon your costume choices and ultimate design.

• For example, if you were a journalism major, you could choose a story that does not incorporate the newspapers (because some do) and construct the story as told through the news. This would require research into late Victorian journalism and your essay at the end would explain, justify, and reflect upon the writing you produced.

• For example, if you have a strong interest in creative writing, you could write your own Sherlock Holmes adaptation, set in a time and setting of your choosing. The size of the creative story would be up to you, but it would still require sources and a roughly 5 page reflective letter to explain, justify, and reflect upon your writing. (If you choose this option, you would not need to include research inside the story with footnotes like the second project; rather, you would explain it in the reflective letter.)

Guidelines:

1. Bring in hand to your conference (April 13 & 15) a 1ish page initial proposal for your final project. Think about this as pitching your idea to me. Indicate your vision and goal(s) for the project and outline the kind of work and research that will be necessary to complete it.

2. Submit an extended proposal with annotated bibliograph on April 18. This proposal must be 2 pages of prose explaining your idea and include a beginning works cited with at least 2 sources (either primary or secondary, depending on the nature of your project). Beneath each sources you must 1) summarize the source and 2) Tell me how you are going to use it in your project.

3. The final project will be due during finals week no later than 12:20pm on Wednesday April 27.