{"id":16998,"date":"2024-03-21T21:37:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T21:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/the-representations-of-truth-in-your-selected-reading-and-whether-you-feel-that-telling-the-truth-was-an-obstacle-requirement-or-impossibility-for-your-author\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T21:37:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T21:37:35","slug":"the-representations-of-truth-in-your-selected-reading-and-whether-you-feel-that-telling-the-truth-was-an-obstacle-requirement-or-impossibility-for-your-author","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/the-representations-of-truth-in-your-selected-reading-and-whether-you-feel-that-telling-the-truth-was-an-obstacle-requirement-or-impossibility-for-your-author\/","title":{"rendered":"the representations of truth in your selected reading and whether you feel that &#8220;telling the truth&#8221; was an obstacle, requirement or impossibility for your author ."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"font-size: 1.8em; cursor: auto;\">Research Assignment (20%)<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In this essay assignment for our course, you&nbsp;will have an<span style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;opportunity to reflect, research and write about the role and value of truth in Life Writing.&nbsp;<\/span>In this 4-6 page paper, you will be asked to write about the depiction of truth in one of the readings as you consider whether truth is a requirement, obstacle or impossibility for authors of Life Writing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.2em; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">On this page you will find<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">STEP 1: Select a Reading&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">STEP 2: Select an Essay Question to Answer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">STEP 3: Organize, Draft and Submit your Essay<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Guidelines for Submission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 1.4em; cursor: auto;\">STEP 1:&nbsp;Select a Reading&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Examples of Life Writing surround us: we can find them in novels, audio-books, graphic novels and or simply in our Fetherling anthology. For that reason, there are a few options available for you when deciding which example of Life Writing you would like to explore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Excerpt in<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The Vintage Book of Canadian Memoirs<\/em><\/strong><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Select one of the readings from Ondaatje, Fraser, or Choy available in the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">Excerpts from The Vintage Book of Canadian Memoirs<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">OR<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">(Social) Media Memoir.<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Many vlogs and blogs online meet the criteria for Life Writing as well. If you have a blog\/vlog that you follow, consider selecting 2-3 blog posts to use as your selected reading.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">OR&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Selected Chapters in a Memoir.<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Pick 1-2 chapters maximum to discuss in this short paper. You may may use either<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid<\/em><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>or<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Running with Scissors<\/em>. Or, if you&#8217;d like to pick a memoir famous for being a fake, check out this&nbsp;<a style=\"cursor: auto;\">list&nbsp;<\/a><a style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;five famous fakes that fooled the literary world.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Whether you choose the Written, Media or Selected Chapters format, this reading must<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">meet the definition of Life Writing as described in Module 1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">relate to themes of truthfulness and deception as discussed in Module 3<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">must be a reasonable length (20-30 pages; you don&#8217;t need to read an entire novel for this assignment)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 1.4em; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;STEP 2: Select an Essay Question to Answer<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The essay must answer one of the following questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Option One:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>In the article,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">&#8220;Literary hoaxes and the Ethics of Authorship,<\/a>&#8221; Louis Menard (2018) discusses at length the defenses, dangers, examples and forms of hoaxes that have been exposed in the Life Writing genre over the years. Menard (2018) focuses particularly on the idea of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">intercultural hoaxes<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>which are defined as follows: &#8220;literary impersonations, in which the author assumes the racial or ethnic identity of someone else [which] are usually memoirs, autofictions, or books that pretend to speak for the group to which the fake author is assumed to belong&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In your essay,<strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>argue whether (or not) intercultural hoaxes should be removed from publication and book shelves once the hoax is revealed.<\/strong>&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In your essay, include 3-5 cited examples from Menard&#8217;s article as well as 5+ cited examples from your selected reading. (NOTE: if you select this question, you will also need to select a reading that is known to be a false memoir)&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">OR<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Option Two:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>In his 2006 article<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">&#8220;The truth about Lying,&#8221;<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Joseph Kertes provided the following insight on the role of truth in memoir writing: \u201cYou have to tell the truth in literature, even if you have to lie. All great authors lie. They have to, regardless of the genre they\u2019ve selected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In your essay,<strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>discuss the representations of truth in your selected reading and whether you feel that &#8220;telling the truth&#8221; was an obstacle, requirement or impossibility for your author<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>.&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In your essay, include 3-5 cited examples from Kerte&#8217;s article as well as 5+ cited examples from your selected reading.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 1.4em; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">STEP 3: Organize, Draft and Submit your Essay<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Organizing an essay can be fairly personal. Here is one suggested framework to help get you started.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">INTRODUCTION: introduce the memoir you will be examining and your thesis (a thesis is your one-sentence answer to the assigned question, and should be the last sentence of your introduction paragraph)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">BACKGROUND:&nbsp; if you selected question 1, then this section should provide a clear definition of intercultural hoax as defined in Menard&#8217;s article; if you selected question 2, then this section should provide a definition of truth referencing Kerte&#8217;s article. In both options, also integrate information and links from&nbsp; the course content in SLATE.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">DEPICTIONS OF TRUTH: in 2-4 paragraphs, provide support for your thesis. Include specific examples from your selected reading.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">CONCLUSION: restate your thesis and provide a brief summary of the key points in your paper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">NOTE: This assignment does not require any additional research beyond the two linked articles above; instead, you will be asked to reflect on the material posted here in SLATE as well as in your selected reading. If you choose to add additional credible sources, you can.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">General assignment guidelines&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Length:&nbsp;<\/strong>approximately 1000-1250 words (4-6 pages)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Cited Examples:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>references to course readings, articles and slate content must be cited<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Long Quotations<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>(40 words or more): may be excluded from the word count<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Organization:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>include an introduction and conclusion; use the headings above to organize ideas (see APA or MLA style guides for format requirements)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Final Submission:&nbsp;<\/strong>upload your final paper as a PDF file to the dropbox after you have confirmed that the essay&nbsp;\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">is properly formatted using APA&nbsp; or MLA (ie. headers, font, title page, margins)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">has the required minimum number of cited examples from the article and readings<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">has an accurate reference page or works cited<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">meets all of the requirements as outlined in the rubric<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Assignment (20%) In this essay assignment for our course, you&nbsp;will have an&nbsp;opportunity to reflect, research and write about the role and value of truth in Life Writing.&nbsp;In this 4-6 page paper, you will be asked to write about the depiction of truth in one of the readings as you consider whether truth is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[3],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/16998"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/16998\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=16998"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=16998"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=16998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}