Listed below are links to some essays and journals submitted to LITR 5733. These submissions may serve as models for students who are planning essays or journals for LITR 4333. However, some of the requirements for the two courses are slightly different; refer to this semester's syllabus to resolve discrepancies.

These submissions were scanned from paper copies by Agatha Whitney, suite secretary for Bayou 2529, whom we thank. Scanning often introduces small errors, however. The instructor has cleaned these files of errors as far as possible in one review, but some may remain. Also be aware that these submissions appear as they were submitted. The students may have made editing or formatting errors that have not been corrected. In any case, the main purpose in providing these copies is for students to see the range of possibilities in subject matter. 

Melissa Clark, "Land Ownership and the American Dream in the Works of Willa Cather"

Christine Diaz, "Immigrants and the American Dream: Comparing Today's Dream to the Dream of the Early 20^th Century"

Sharon Hall Gehbauer, "The Chinese American Woman's Search for Identity as Portrayed in Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club"

Virginia Lively, "Three Immigrant Types in Bharati Mukherjee's Jasmine"

Penny O'Neal, "Be Careful What You Wish For" (authors: James Baldwin and Richard Rodriguez)

Alfred Valdez, "Chicano Literature as Binational Literature"

Abigail Schlie, journal on adapting immigrant literature to high school

Kelly Tumy, journal on Asian American literature

Ava Zinn, miscellaneous journal, primarily on Hispanic (esp. Mexican American) literature, education, and immigration