This writing task is about novel "Dracula", focus on chapter 17 (other chapter can be used if necessary) and you need to write a poem for the main topic in the specific details, and you also need to

Overview

(The poem should be around 17 sections long, and each section has 4 lines, and there is an example that you can take as a model to create your own poem)

Create a poem for novel “Dracula” by yourself, and then write a 300-500 words’ description for this poem, the requirements for the description would be included in the following details. This creative or multimodal project should maintain a fundamental engagement with the text itself, building an interpretation, analysis, and/or argument about the text and its relevant contexts. (focus on chapter 17 in the novel, other chapters can be used if necessary, connect with the novel details when writing the poem)

While secondary sources are not required, they may be useful to you in developing your project and engaging with various historical, textual, and cultural contexts. The Appendices in the Broadview edition of the text may be particularly helpful,

The Task:

For this project, your task will be two-fold.

Topic Selection and argument development: You will select a focused topic for their project based on our reading and discussion of Bram Stoker's Dracula. You will select a topic much like you would for a conventional essay, working toward a specific thesis/argument. Your project’s topic will be developed from either one of the prompts listed below

Determine your genre: after you choose your topic and develop your thesis, you will need to determine the best way to present your argument. The genre you decide on it up to you, with one exception. It cannot be a conventional essay. Your project could be a website, podcast, a poem, a painting or other form of artwork, a digital exhibit, a game, or any other genre (more examples are listed below).

Project Description

Each project should be accompanied by a 300-500 word description of your project that explains your project's argument, and the rationale behind choosing the selected modality/form. This description should answer the following questions:

• • What is the argument/thesis of your project?

  • Why did you choose this mode of expression (i.e. what does the form itself contribute to the point or focus of your work)?

  • How did you decide on the modality?

  • How does it contribute to your project’s goal?

  • Any other information you’d like to know prior to grading your project.

Note: Your multimodal/creative project should still make an argument/have a thesis (implicit) just as a conventional essay would, and the form it takes should add something to the argument.

Possible project prompts

You can adapt these and use it for their multimodal projects.

Explore the relationship between data collection, technology, and power in Dracula. How is the battle between Dracula and the vampire hunters waged using knowledge and data collection or informational technology? Relevant contexts: Modernity and technology