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To Read Or Not To Read: Navigating Young Adult Literature In The Classroom In The Age Of Trigger Warnings And Banned Books, Ashley Sell May 2021

To Read Or Not To Read: Navigating Young Adult Literature In The Classroom In The Age Of Trigger Warnings And Banned Books, Ashley Sell

Honors Projects

Most public school libraries or English classrooms celebrate Banned Books Week during the school year, featuring dozens of Young Adult novels that have been challenged or banned in public schools across the country. However, books aimed towards young readers are typically not optimized for educational use in the classroom. In this project, I will explore the benefits of using Young Adult literature in the classroom, while also investigating the obstacles that one might face in order to do so, i.e. censorship, sensitive subject matter. I also want to summarize and respond to an argument for the retainment of classic literature …


Amanda Baldwin's Master's Portfolio, Amanda Baldwin Apr 2021

Amanda Baldwin's Master's Portfolio, Amanda Baldwin

Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects

This is the final portfolio for my Master's of Arts in the field of English. It includes an analytical narrative along with four projects that I feel best illustrate my knowledge, skills, and growth. These four pieces are entitled "Putting a Feminist Twist on Classic Literature," "Teaching Antigone in the Modern Classroom," “Feminism and Racial Studies in Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees,” and “Literacy Narrative Analysis.”


Silent Film: A Visual Narrative For Developing Linguistic Competence, Patricia George Apr 2021

Silent Film: A Visual Narrative For Developing Linguistic Competence, Patricia George

Open Educational Resources

Visual narratives in silent films are an effective method for developing linguistic competence in English language education and are equally constructive in developing critical thinking skills across disciplines. “Silent film, more than any other film property, capitalizes on ESL students’ visual literacy, using it as both a foundation and a catalyst for honing the verbal language skills that are key to acquiring and articulating complex knowledge in English” (Kasper and Singer, 2001). Silent films rely on the power of vivid, interactive visual imagery to depict personal struggles, character interactions, and plot development. This medium grabs the attention of ESL students …


20 Things, Reann Parker Apr 2021

20 Things, Reann Parker

Honors Theses

20 Things is a short young adult novel that explores a variety of topics and themes, from mental health, recovery, and self discovery to race, love, and friendship. Beginning with a high school girl named Halle waking up in a hospital after a suicide attempt, the novel is a coming of age story about the help Halle receives and what she goes through in trying to find reasons to keep living. The novel is divided into ten chapters: “Waking Up,” “Going Home,” “Arriving,” “Being Honest,” “Keeping the Faith,” “Soul Searching,” “Willingness,” “Maintaining,” “Checking In,” and “Living.” Each chapter represents the …


Food Deserts And Their Contributions To Health Inequities, Ieuan Phillips Apr 2021

Food Deserts And Their Contributions To Health Inequities, Ieuan Phillips

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

My goal for this Research Paper is to learn more about the connection between food deserts and health inequities, meaning why are there such inequities and what are the barriers to food companies for not building stores in certain neighborhoods.


American Societies Impact On American Deaf Culture, Kellie Lofquist Apr 2021

American Societies Impact On American Deaf Culture, Kellie Lofquist

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

A brief summary of where Deaf Culture is affected by the hearing American culture.


Are School Lunches Actually Healthy?, Jenna Cedor Apr 2021

Are School Lunches Actually Healthy?, Jenna Cedor

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

For my research project I chose to examine whether school lunches are actually as healthy as they come out to be, and I will briefly look at why some frown upon them. While some individuals frown upon school lunches, if they are able to be served, they have to meet the requirements and standards that are in place. I want to be able to confidently tell those who are concerned that they can let their children eat the lunches that their schools provide them and not have a choice but to only eat a packed lunch. I also think some …


Disney Princesses And Gender Expectations, Miranda Carter Apr 2021

Disney Princesses And Gender Expectations, Miranda Carter

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

My research aims to show the older generation of Disney princesses' problems and how they are changing the narrative to give girls more agency. In some research, I have learned that 'Disney Princesses represent salient, powerful, attractive characters who tend to be portrayed as conforming to gender stereotypes and are rewarded for their gendered behavior' (Coyner, para9). Most girls identify with older princesses like Snow White or Cinderella than newer ones who give women more agency. I believe this is a topic that needs to be discussed more because it significantly affects girls and their identities. It is something that …


Heavy Metal, Moral Panic, And Residing Stigma, Frank Knott Iv Apr 2021

Heavy Metal, Moral Panic, And Residing Stigma, Frank Knott Iv

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

Since its origins of the 1970s up to the present, the musical themes of Heavy Metal along with the associated subcultures have been the prey of various moral ideologies, particularly of a conservative matter. Moral panics have ensued in the past over various qualities of the genre, and there is still residual stigma to be found today, much of which is based upon misperceptions of cause and effect.


Visiting Jane: Jane Austen, Fan Culture, And Literary Tourism, Brianna Surratt Apr 2021

Visiting Jane: Jane Austen, Fan Culture, And Literary Tourism, Brianna Surratt

Senior Theses

People have been visiting sites associated with Jane Austen for two centuries now, and there have been fans of her work for even longer. Austen inspires unique devotion among her fans for an author about whose life we know very little. Furthermore, these fans have been fighting among themselves for as long as fans have existed over who loves her the right way – the academics or the amateurs? This work explores that unique fan culture in detail through the lens of literary tourism, going into detail about two sites in particular – Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, England, and …


Eng 4760-600: Special Topics In Professional Writing, Donna Binns Feb 2021

Eng 4760-600: Special Topics In Professional Writing, Donna Binns

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 1001g-003: College Composition I, Karen Reed Feb 2021

Eng 1001g-003: College Composition I, Karen Reed

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 1001g-016: College Composition I, Samantha Poorman Feb 2021

Eng 1001g-016: College Composition I, Samantha Poorman

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 1001g-020: College Composition I, Glen Davis Feb 2021

Eng 1001g-020: College Composition I, Glen Davis

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 1001g-244: College Composition I Dual Credit, Danielle Menacker Feb 2021

Eng 1001g-244: College Composition I Dual Credit, Danielle Menacker

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 1002g-010: College Composition Ii, Glen Davis Feb 2021

Eng 1002g-010: College Composition Ii, Glen Davis

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 3001-601: Advanced Composition, Tim Engles Feb 2021

Eng 3001-601: Advanced Composition, Tim Engles

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 3062-600: Intermediate Poetry Writing, Colleen Abel Feb 2021

Eng 3062-600: Intermediate Poetry Writing, Colleen Abel

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 4742-600: Studies In Genre, Melissa Ames Feb 2021

Eng 4742-600: Studies In Genre, Melissa Ames

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 4761-600: Advanced Nonfiction Writing, Woody Skinner Feb 2021

Eng 4761-600: Advanced Nonfiction Writing, Woody Skinner

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 5007-001: Composition Pedagogies, Tim Taylor Feb 2021

Eng 5007-001: Composition Pedagogies, Tim Taylor

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 5007-600: Composition Pedagogies, Donna Binns Feb 2021

Eng 5007-600: Composition Pedagogies, Donna Binns

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 5500-600: Practicum In Writing Center Theory And Practice, Terri Fredrick Feb 2021

Eng 5500-600: Practicum In Writing Center Theory And Practice, Terri Fredrick

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Film 2759g-600: History Of Cinema, Robin Murray Feb 2021

Film 2759g-600: History Of Cinema, Robin Murray

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 1001g-604: College Composition I, Rashelle Spear Feb 2021

Eng 1001g-604: College Composition I, Rashelle Spear

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 1001g-610: College Composition I, Ashley Flach Feb 2021

Eng 1001g-610: College Composition I, Ashley Flach

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 2901-600: Structure Of English, Terri Fredrick Feb 2021

Eng 2901-600: Structure Of English, Terri Fredrick

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 3063-600: Intermediate Fiction Writing, Woody Skinner Feb 2021

Eng 3063-600: Intermediate Fiction Writing, Woody Skinner

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 3504-600: Film And Literature, Robin Murray Feb 2021

Eng 3504-600: Film And Literature, Robin Murray

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.


Eng 1001g-012: College Composition I, Ann Hart Feb 2021

Eng 1001g-012: College Composition I, Ann Hart

Fall 2020

No abstract provided.