Lit-Final represents the typed, edited, and significantly revised draft of Lit-1B/Lit-2B in which students responded to the prompt of cultural conflict with respect to differing views and values which may have created tension and conflict. Lit-Final must have six stories from the list of Lit-1A and/or Lit-2A stories. Lit-1A and Lit-2A each had a minimum upload of 750 words, and so ideally the Lit-Final represents a minimum of 1,500 words.
An introduction is optional; draft needs to address six short stories by creating body paragraphs with claims and counter claims that connect to the (dominant) belief that addresses the conflict that connects to the characters, context (-s), time(-s), thing (-s).
List of Lit-1A stories
1). “What I Learned (and Didn’t Learn) in College by Josie Martinez (p. 436-439) (not available)
2). “Stop Calling it ‘Vocational Training’” by Virginia Foxx (p. 502-503)
3). “No, Your Student Loans Should Not Be Forgiven” by Mary Clare Amselem (p. 578-580)
4). “We Must Cancel Everyone’s Student Debt, for the Economy’s Sake” by Eric Levitz (p. 582-584)
5). “Free Expression in Peril” by Geoffrey R. Stone (p. 602-608)
6). “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson (p. 303-309)
7). “Long Live the Albatross” by Olivia Judson (p. 683-685)
8). “The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson (p. 463-470) (not available)
9). “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell (p. 132-137)
10). “Girl” by Jamaica Kinkaid (pgs 251-252)
11). “My Mother Never Worked” by Bonnie Smith-Yackel (p. 122-125) (not available)
12) “The Park” by Michael Huu Truong (p. 663-665). (not available ?)
Lit-2A stories
1). “Closer Together or Further Apart: Digital Devices and the new Generation Divide” by Robert Weiss (p. 390-393).
2). “The Twin Revolutions of Lincoln and Darwin” by Steven Conn (p. 420-422).
3). “Goodness: Altruism and the Literary Imagination” by Toni Morrison (p. 506-511).
4). “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. (p. 562-574).
5). “6 Real Ways We Can Reduce Gun Violence in America” by Sean Gregory and Chris Wilson (p. 634-639).
6). “The Declaration of Independence” by Thomas Jefferson (p. 548-551).
7). “Should Driverless Cars Kill Their Own Passengers to Save a Pedestrian?” by Olivia Goldhill (p. 219-221).
8). “The Embalming of Mr. Jones” by Jessica Milford (pgs. 296-300)
9). “The Secret Lion” by Alberto Alvaro Rios P. 140-144.
10) “The Case for Restricting Hate Speech” by Laura Beth Nielsen
11). “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan (p. 456-460).
12). “Steps to the Dream” by Mya Nunnally (p. 264-266). (not available)
