IN CLASS ESSAY RULES:
· You may bring an outline.
Make sure it is an outline, not full sentences or a paragraph. You know the
difference; the one exception to this rule is a "thesis" statement. That can be written out completely.
· You may bring TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE,
any book, or other sources;
· You may not use electronics during
the essay;
· You will have the whole period to write
your essay;
· You may not ask your instructor
how long the essay should be; The essay should have an introduction and
conclusion and various body paragraphs. The essay should be detailed with
names, dates, organizations, and anything else that helps you make your case;
· MOST
IMPORTANTLY, your essay
will be judged on the strength of the argument and the quality of evidence that
you employ to prove your case. Your essay will be judged on the argument. What this means is that I expect
standard English but not perfect form or perfect grammar and spelling.
In a well-argued essay (numerous paragraphs, a clear argument),
answer one of the following questions:
1. What was more important in maintaining the discipline of the
plantation, physical or psychological control?
2. What was the
significance of gender on the slave plantation?
“Gender becomes a way of denoting 'cultural constructions'—the
entirely social creation of ideas about appropriate roles for women and
men.” Joan Scott
3. What was the meaning of escape? How did slaves view the North in their
dreams of escape?
4. What was the meaning of music in the slave community?
5. How did slaves resist the system's domination?
--or--
COME UP WITH YOUR OWN TOPIC...YOU MUST CLEAR THIS WITH ME.
LET ME REITERATE SOMETHING IN ALL CAPS SO THAT
IT SEEMS MORE LIKE I AM YELLING IT...STRIVE TO PROVE SOMETHING.
IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ONLY DESCRIBING, YOU ARE
ON THE WRONG TRACK.
IF, IN YOUR PREPARATIONS, YOU ARE HAVING
TROUBLE FINDING SOMETHING TO PROVE, THAT SIGNIFIES THAT YOU NEED TO READ MORE,
FIND MORE EVIDENCE, AND THINK MORE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ISSUES.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO REVIEW ANY OTHER
SOURCES YOU FIND, PLEASE SEND ME TITLES. THIS IS NOT AN ABSOLUTE REQUIREMENT,
BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMATIC SOURCES OUT THERE
(one example is the Lynch Letter—do not use it
as a source)
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