1-Search for a recent news item, from the year 2021 or 2022 ABOUT SPAIN on one of the journalistic platforms in Spain:
• ABC (http://www.abc.es/)
• El País (http://elpais.com/elpais/portada_america.html)
• The World (http://www.elmundo.es/)
2-Select an article on contemporary Spain (2021-2022), of personal interest, one that could be relevant to studies of medieval, Renaissance or Baroque Spain.
3-Think about the main themes of that article and its relevance with two literary works (El Libro de un Buen Amor de Juan Ruiz & Lazarillo de Tormes) and a cultural, social, historical concept that are studied in Span 375.
4- Decide what is going to be the main topic, THE THESIS, of the essay based on the article and the THREE thoughtful connections.
5-Prepare a 5-6 page essay with the following layout:
to. Explain the contemporary article by focusing on the main points that revolve around the central theme (1-2 paragraphs)
b. Formulate a formal thesis expressing the connections between the article (the contemporary) and the three elements (SEE ABOVE) medieval/renaissance/baroque (the ancient). Include details including titles, authors, literary movement, historical event, etc. (1 paragraph)
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