Final Essay Outline – 5%
Due Date: April 1st, 2016
Format: MLA, 12 Times New Roman, doc(x)
*The final essay will not be graded unless the outline is submitted.
1. Choose one of the following research questions:
1.1. How does the Russian Avant-Garde art of the early 20th century disrupt the traditional conventions of art?
1.2. How is the new Soviet society portrayed in Bulgakov’s Heart of a Dog?
1.3. What is the significance of the Thaw for Soviet culture?
1.4. How did the Beatles impact the Soviet youth culture?
1.5. How is the popularity of the bard music in the Soviet Union in the 1960s, with its mixture of song and poetry, reflective of the social atmosphere of the time? Provide examples from bard poetry of Vladimir Vysotsky, Bulat Okudzhava and other songwriters.
1.6. What does Soviet rock culture of the 1980s demonstrate about the spirit of the time?
1.7. How is madness depicted in Tarkovsky’s Nostalgia?
1.8. What was the effect of Perestroika and Glasnost on Soviet culture?
1.9. How were Soviet animators restricted in their creative process? Provide examples from Zur’s documentary Magia Russica.
1.10. What does Abuladze’s Repentance teach about faith and dignity?
1.11. *You can propose your own research question on the material covered in the course. Instructor’s approval is required by March 25th.
2. Develop an essay outline that includes:
2.1. Thesis statement in the form of an answer to the research question.
2.2. Topic sentence 1 that supports your thesis statement.
2.3. Topic sentence 2 that supports your thesis statement.
2.4. Topic sentence 3 that supports your thesis statement.
2.5. Tentative Bibliography page in MLA style with at least 3 scholarly sources used in your paper.
3. Your grade will be calculated as following:
3.1. Thesis statement: The thesis statement is arguable, specific and clear and answers the research question.
3.2. Topic sentence 1: Topic sentence 1 is arguable, clear and is in support of the thesis statement.
3.3. Topic sentence 2: Topic sentence 2 is arguable, clear and is in support of the thesis statement.
3.4. Topic sentence 3: Topic sentence 3 is arguable, clear and is in support of the thesis statement.
3.5. Bibliography: The sources provided are scholarly and relevant to the author’s thesis.
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