Resources for Unit 8: World Literature
DUE DATES:
Annotated Bibliography: May 16 (B) / May 17 (A)
Essay: May 24 (B) / May 25 (A)
Presentations:
-Africa: May 26 (B) / May 30 (A)
-Asia: May 31 (B) / June 1 (A)
-South America: June 2 (B) / June 5 (A)
Final Graded Discussion: Finals Day (June 7, 8, or 9)
Rubrics and Checklists:
This document contains all explanations, checklists, and rubrics for this unit.
Elements of Culture:
There are seven elements of culture that are commonly recognized by sociologists, which are listed on this website. These will be helpful to you during your research as you decide which things are important about the culture of a place.
World Lit in the LMC:
The LMC here at MHS has a vast array of world literature resources that may help you in your research! In order to access the catalogs for different countries, click here to go to the LMC's online World Literature catalog. Use the drop down list labeled "Public List" at the top of the search results to filter by the country that you are looking for. Each of the countries in the list begins with "MHSWorldLit-".
"Read the World" TED Talk and Ann Morgan's List of Books
In class, we watched Ann Morgan's TED Talk, "My year reading a book from every country in the world". Here is the TED Talk, and the list of books she read from each country (plus a few extras for each country, too).