Annihilation Observation (number 1) Assignment—due Mon, Jul 15

For your first observation assignment on the novel Annihilation, choose one of the research questions you’re interested in and that it seems like you might be able to begin exploring (Observation #2 will likely follow this same format, though you’ll be exploring a different approach to the novel than you explored the first time).

Write an observation per usual addressing the following headings:

Research Question # ___ (insert the # of research question here): (after the colon, write a brief heading that captures the essence of the research question in your own words)

Copy and paste the research question from the assignment page here below the first heading—hopefully this helps you as you reference it as you write. Also write a few sentences after the following subheading:

What this research question mean to me: explain in a few sentences how you understand this research question in your own words, and feel free to acknowledge any part of it which is unclear or daunting.

Noticing: a pattern of evidence that supports your research question

Under this heading, write briefly at least three pieces of evidence from the text that support your research question (for example, if you’re writing about “disorientation,” you might cite three examples from the text of the members of the Area X expedition feeling disoriented—through the absence of cellphones, for example). Make sure to cite the page number of whatever version of the text you’re using (ebook, paperback, etc.).

Explanation. In the “explanation” subheading under this header, explain how the evidence you chose supports the pattern you select (for example, with the “cellphone” example above, explain how the absence of cellphones makes member(s) of the expedition feel disoriented, alienated, uncomfortable, etc.).

Noticing: a second pattern of evidence, related to and still supporting your research question in a different way.

In this paragraph, try to find a different, but related and relevant pattern of evidence that also support your observation about the research question. For example, in the “disorientation” research question, one pattern to write about might be technology and instruments lacking or not working. But for that same question, there are other patterns of evidence that support the theme of “disorientation”: the way hypnosis plays in, or the structure/instruction of the mission, or the way the tower/tunnel doesn’t show up on any maps, or the mysterious black boxes the expedition members need to wear, or the fact that no one can remember the walk into Area X, or any number of other things. I know I’ve been giving examples for the “disorientation” question, but the second pattern for other questions might be more straightforward: one section could be about the biologist, and another could be about her husband or another character, etc. How you define the first and second pattern of observation is up to you.

Explanation for the second pattern or “set” of evidence is similar to other explanation sections.

Commentary: Significance/Relevance to the Real World

In this brief paragraph, state what you think the significance of your pattern of observation is, and/or its relevance to the real world or our society. For example, to continue with the “disorientation” example, you might comment on our society’s dependence upon technology.

Explanation. In the explanation section of your commentary, explain the significance and relevance of your pattern of observation in more detail. If you follow the train of thought in your commentary, where might it lead? What other connections might you make?

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