REGENTS ENGLISH 10 | RESEARCH & SYNTHESIS OVERVIEW Write a thesis paper about how one of the following texts reflects the era in which it was written: 1. A satirical essay from the Neoclassical Era: Jonathan Swift, “A Modest Proposal” (1729) 2. A pair of poems from the Romantic Era: William Blake, “The Lamb” (1789) and “The Tyger” (1794) 3. A science‐fiction novel from the Victorian Era: H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man (1898) ESSENTIAL SKILLS The first essential skill: resource management Complete this assignment using all available resources: 1. Time in class a. Seven (7) total days: 5.6, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 5.25, 5.26, and 5.27 i. Split with collaborative satires (5.6‐5.11) and persuasive essays (5.25‐5.27) 2. Time out of class a. Twenty‐four (24) total days: 5.6—5.30 3. Conference time a. In class on any research‐driven day b. Before or after school c. During free periods from 5.6—5.27 4. Access to a computer and the Internet a. During all research‐driven days b. During study halls or after school 5. Prior knowledge and work a. Collaborative annotations: “A Modest Proposal” b. Notes on William Blake’s “Lamb” and “Tyger” c. Notes on The Invisible Man and its era d. Collaborative satires: process and product e. Online adversarial augments on the Romantic Era f. Notes on pendulum shifts and zeitgeists g. Comparative essay feedback and reflection h. Paragraphing and the Christensen method i. Transitional language guides 6. Online materials (through Sisyphean High: Regents English 10) a. MLA guidelines, handouts, and examples b. Primary text requirements c. Secondary source requirements d. Note card system: overview and examples e. Word doc system: overview and examples f. Citation guidelines: handouts, examples, and online resources g. Focused citation requirements: parenthetical citation, in‐line citation h. Focused quotation requirements: direct quotation, paraphrasing, block quotation i....