All students
are required to write a research paper including in-text citations for all
quotations, as well as a “works cited” list including all internet sites you
used at the end of the paper, all in the proper MLA style. Please use the
latest edition of The MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, seventh edition when citing
sources or creating a works cited page. The Writing Center and the library have
a copy of this book. Use the
following source for “Citing Electronic Resources Using MLA Style” https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
The term paper (at least 1,500 words)
must be typed
(double-spaced). Include a bibliography of all sources you have used, both
books and Internet resources. Use Times New Roman, size 12 and leave a 1-inch
margin on all sides. Title page, table of contents, pictures and bibliography
are not considered part of the required word count. Please include a word count
at the bottom of your paper. The term paper is due at the beginning of class on
the day indicated on the syllabus. Unless I have explicitly granted an
extension before the due date, late papers will be penalized one-third of a
letter grade per day. (A paper that would have earned a B+ will receive a B if
it is one day late, a B- if it is two days late, and so on.) Topic, Thesis & Bibliography (20% of grade) are due by
March 12, First draft of paper (40% of grade) is due by April 14 and final
draft (40% of grade) is due by May 5.
In the research paper, you should carefully choose a topic
discussed in one of the secondary books and related to The Hunger Games and write an analytical paper about it. You must
find scholarly articles about the topic and engage critically with one of or
all three books in the trilogy and/or the two films made from the first two
books. The bibliographies in the books we have on reserve have a good
collection of secondary sources. However, you must apply one of the theories
(disciplines) we have studied in the semester (political science, religious
studies, sociology, philosophy, communications, literature, art, music, etc.) in
your analysis. In addition to the primary sources (the 3 books and the films)
You MUST use at least 3 scholarly print (articles, books, chapters in books)
sources. Here is a list of some general topics (see pages 11-12 for a few
specific topics):
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Choose any topic covered by anyone
of the various guest speakers, research it and write a paper on that topic.
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The nature of evil and The Hunger Games
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End of world scenarios and The Hunger Games
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Christian themes and symbolism in The Hunger Games
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President Snow, Hitler, Stalin and
Saddam Hussein
·
The inequality between rich and
poor
·
The Hunger Games and the Arab
Spring
·
The Hunger Games and
totalitarian regimes today
·
The Hunger Games and Colonialism
·
Suffering as entertainment
·
The importance of appearances
·
The Hero’s Journey by Joseph
Campbell and The Hunger Games
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Mentors and mentees in The Hunger Games
·
District 12 and Appalachia:
Culture, history, geology, environment and more
·
The Hunger Games and dystopian
literature (George Orwell: 1984; John Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath; William
Golding: Lord of Flies; Aldous Huxley: Brave New World)
·
Katniss and other revolutionary
figures: Similarities and Differences (Spartacus, Joan of Arc, Oliver Cromwell,
Lenin, Gandhi, Che Guevara)
·
Weapons and weapon systems in The Hunger Games
