CAR 304: Novel Presentations

Information about each book is here.

Novel	CAR 304	Date
“North and South” by Elizabeth Gaskell	Víctor Karina	January 20
“Los de abajo” by Mariano Azuela	Antonio Aldama	January 27
“The Bridge on the Drina” by Ivo Andric	Sebastián Fernández Sofía	February 3
“Doctor Zhivago” by Boris Paternak	Paola Katya Iván	February 17
“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald	Edgar	February 24
“The Berlin Stories” by Christopher Isherwood	Diego Esparza Víctor Karina Edgar Diego Jiménez Mariana Juan Pedro	March 3
“1984” by George Orwell	Paola Miranda Sofía Erik Daniela Ávila Fátima	March 10
“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley	Sebastián Fernández Katya Paulo Iván Elizabeth Antonio Aldama	March 17
“The Manchurian Candidate” by Richard Condon	Fátima Miranda Diego Jiménez	March 31
“How the Steel Was Tempered” by Nikolai Ostrovsky	Daniela Ávila Paulo Mariana	April 7
“Antes que anochezca” by Reinaldo Arenas	Erik Diego Esparza	April 21
“Freshwater Road” by Denise Nicholas	Elizabeth Juan Pedro	April 28

Changes: Switched Diego Jiménez and Antonio Aldama between "The Berlin Stories" and "Brave New World", added Juan Pedro (10/01/2016)

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%