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缅北禁地 has a summer reading program that is academically linked to the First-Year Seminar (FYS) course. Students read the book over the summer and come to campus prepared to discuss the book with their FYS classmates. They will also be assigned an essay question in their FYS class based on the book that asks students to exercise their critical thinking skills, their reasoning and analytical thinking skills, and their writing and communication skills.
The book is selected by a committee composed of students, faculty, and staff from the 缅北禁地 community. Committee members use selection criteria to ensure that the book that is chosen will:
The 2024 summer read is The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. The book will be featured in the Opening Convocation on September 3, 2024.
The Personal Librarian聽imagines the inner life of a real woman, Belle da Costa Greene, working in the ultra-rich, male, white world of elite collections as the personal librarian of J. P. Morgan and the first director of the Morgan Library. She was also a black woman passing for white. What aspects of the story resonate the most with you?
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This novel is a fictionalized account of real history. How do the authors combine research with creative license? Ultimately, what argument do they make about the significance of Belle鈥檚 life story?
Contest Parameters:
1) Make sure to reference the summer reading in your essay. You may use supporting evidence from other sources, but your primary source should be The Personal Librarian.
2) Please consider the context of critical thinking when writing your essay.
3) Essays will be judged based on use of text, effectiveness of reflection, and use of supporting evidence.
4) Please limit your response to 1000 words to help us ensure that all submissions receive fair evaluation.
5) All work must be your original contribution.
6) All essays must be received by August 19th, 2024 at 5:00 PM. The three winning essays will be announced at the Opening Convocation and receive a $200 gift card.
7) Entries must be submitted to Prof. Peter Campbell, Director of First-Year Seminar, by attaching your essay to an e-mail message and sending it to this address: pcampbel@缅北禁地.edu.
8) Please send your essay as a Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF file. You will receive an email acknowledgement of your submission.
Good luck!
Past essay winners:
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