CAR 303: Novel Presentations

Information about each book is here.

Novel	CAR 303	Date
“North and South” by Elizabeth Gaskell	Arantxa Wendy	January 20
“Los de abajo” by Mariano Azuela	Ximena	January 27
“The Bridge on the Drina” by Ivo Andric	Daniela Escobar	February 3
“Doctor Zhivago” by Boris Paternak	Eduardo Alvarado Rodrigo	February 17
“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald	Karla Hernández	February 24
“The Berlin Stories” by Christopher Isherwood	Arantxa Ximena Daniela Escobar Raphael	March 3
“1984” by George Orwell	Sebastián Arroyo Wendy Eduardo Alvarado Isabel Ana	March 10
“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley	Karla Hernández Rodrigo Javier Eduardo Villegas	March 17
“The Manchurian Candidate” by Richard Condon	Isabel Raphael	March 31
“How the Steel Was Tempered” by Nikolai Ostrovsky	Ana Eduardo Villegas	April 7
“Antes que anochezca” by Reinaldo Arenas	Sebastián Arroyo	April 21
“Freshwater Road” by Denise Nicholas	Javier	April 28

Changes: Removed María José and Juan Pedro, moved Eduardo Alvarado to "Doctor Zhivago", switched Raphael and Rodrigo between "The Berlin Stories" and "Brave New World" (10/0172016)

Rubric
Explain general plot and characters of the book. Give a brief overview of who the characters are and what happens in the book.	10%
Give a brief overview of the author’s life. Include where they were born, when and why they became famous, and where they died.	10%
Identify at least 3 themes that link the book to its historical period. Include direct quotes from the book and reasons why these themes are important in the book.	20%
Describe the international context when the book was written and published. Be specific about whether if the book was published immediately, published a long time after being written, banned, or actively promoted.	20%
Use the book as a historical source and identify its argument in one sentence. What does it “say”?	20%
Prezi	10%
25 minutes (35 if the team is four or more people)	10%
TOTAL	100%