Paul L. Hebert – ENGL 130 (Spring 2019)

Annotated Bibliography (Due 5/9)

Scour the internet and library to find 5 scholarly or credible sources related to the required texts. They can be scholarly articles, book reviews, interviews, etc.

List each source by its fully using MLA 8 style. A good source reference for MLA 8 style is Purdue’s Owl.

Under each source, write 2-4 sentences very briefly summarizing the article and why it’s interesting or helpful to you. When you blend a bibliography (list of sources) with commentary like this, it’s called an Annotated Bibliography.

Essay III

Purpose
The purpose of this essay is to show that you can write about an interesting or important topic using the literary texts we’ve read this semester as the raw material, or data, of your analysis.

Discussion Board (due 4/30)

For this week’s Discussion Board post, choose one of the three Mama Day topics and respond to either the prompt or to another student who has already posted.

Essay II (reminder)

Essays must be stapled and be formatted according to MLA 8 guidelines.
Include a word count at the end of the essay.
Underline your thesis in your introduction.

[Resource]: A Vanishing History-Gullah Geechee Nation (VICE news clip)

“A Vanishing History: Gullah Geechee Nation” – This is a 15 minute clip from VICE news about the Gullah people. VICE is not a particularly authoritative company and so you should treat this clip carefully and critically. Perhaps its an example of the foolish type of scholarship produced by folks like “Reema’s boy,” who believes the Gullah people may not be knowledgeable of their own culture.

[Resource]: Latina Literature & Like Water for Chocolate (letter)

“Letter to the Editor: Response to Suzanne Ruta’s review of Like Water for Chocolate” – A short Letter to the Editor in which a reader responds to a negative review of Like Water for Chocolate, arguing that it participates in a feminist literary tradition.

[Resource]: Sor Juana- Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun

“Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun” – Accessibly written Daily Beast article about the well-known Mexican woman writer and Esquivel forebear. As the subtitle of the article declares: “She was a woman who’d be extraordinary in any century.”

[Resource]: In-Depth Analysis of Like Water for Chocolate (chapter)

“Laura Esquivel (1950-)” – This chapter from a scholarly encyclopedia has eight pages analyzing Esquivel’s first novel from multiple angles and viewpoints. This is a good place to check if you’re looking for jumping off points, perhaps.

[Resource]: “Unsavoury Representations” of women in Like Water for Chocolate (chapter)

“Unsavoury Representations in Laura Esquivel’s Like Water for Chocolate” – This short book chapter condenses the (mostly negative) criticism of Like Water for Chocolate‘s representations of women, race, class, and even the revolution. It is a devastating critique.

[Resource]: Historical sources for Like Water’s structure (journal article)

“Verbal and Visual Representation of Women: Como agua para chocolate/Like Water for Chocolate” – Scholarly article offering some interesting background and sources for the monthly form of the novel. This information occurs in the first two pages. The thesis of the article isn’t developed until page 3, at which point the article is likely too complicated to be of much use for your essay.

Author: Paul L. Hebert