Humanities explores expressions and thoughts. All of us have questions and seek answers through various means. By questioning, we often use logic to develop our thoughts and to become critical thinkers. The Art of Being Human textbook covers a wide range of genres, disciplines, and themes related to life (being human). For the research project, you have the option to choose from three of those genres covered in the text. Assignment Guidelines: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint, create a slide presentation using the textbook definition of a Classic or a Masterpiece (found in Chapter 4: Literature). Select a film, tv show, or a song that you consider a Masterpiece or a Classic and illustrate three research-based reasons why it fits that particular definition. See the steps to completing this assignment below.
1. Choose a film, tv show, or song. This can be the same topic as your Film Analysis Assignment, but be careful not to just repeat yourself in this project. The Film Analysis Assignment and this Research Project are looking at different aspects of these works.
Once you have chosen, review your film, tv show, or song as needed.
2. Start your PowerPoint slides and begin your research. Be sure to use the following
outline for your slides:
• Slide 1—Title Slide—Include an MLA heading with Humanities Final Project
centered as the title and your full name. Feel free to include any additional
elements related to your film, tv show, or song for added creativity.
• Slide 2—Introductory Slide—Write a summary about your film, tv show, or song.
Include answers to who, what, when, where, why, and how to give the reader
enough background information about it. Include a link or embed a clip to
illustrate a sample of your chosen film, tv show, or song. Your summary should
be at least 3-5 sentences.
• Slides 3, 4, 5—Explain reasons using research from outside sources to support
your reasoning for it being a Masterpiece or a Classic. This means MLA citations
will be needed for any quoted material included and a Works Cited slide listing
all sources used. Label these slides as follows: Reason 1, Reason 2, Reason 3.
Each of these three slides should contain a paragraph of at least 5 sentences.
• Slide 6—Explanation Slide—What is your connection to the piece and why did
you select this particular film, tv show, or song? Your explanation should be at
least 3-5 sentences.
• Slide 7—Use Works Cited as the title for the last slide. A minimum of 2 outside
sources using the proper MLA format should be listed on the Works Cited slide.
3. After you have set up your slides, do your research to find at least two academic sources (scholarly journal articles and books) to support your reasoning on Slides 3, 4, and 5; the course textbook can be one of these sources. Students can also use the college Library or Galileo to do this research; Wikipedia is not an appropriate source for this
assignment. NOTE: You can have more than two academic sources, but you must have at least two to be eligible for full credit. If you are having difficulty finding sources or
determining if they would be acceptable for this project, email me or refer to the
resources in the Research Project folder on Blackboard.
4. Organize your seven PowerPoint slides, adhering to the outline in Step 2 of these
directions.
5. Add in-text citation on the slides using information from your academic sources and list all sources in MLA format on your Works Cited slide at the end. Use the MLA resources linked in the Research Project folder on Blackboard to review MLA citation format.
6. Read over your Research Project and fix any spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Make sure the information on your slides fully covers all requirements for this project and demonstrates research, critical thinking, and creativity. PowerPoint files should be saved and submitted as a .ppt, .pptx, or .pdf file.
