Assignment Question
Most of the information used in the essays should be from readings or lectures that came after the midterm exam (in other words, starting from Week 5, Day 2 to Week 10, Day 2). Some of the information should come from readings assigned or lectures given between Week 1 and Week 4. The essay prompts will give specific instructions about how many pre-midterm and how many post-midterm citations each essay should have. You will decide which specific and relevant examples to include from the history we have covered in this course to answer the prompts. Each question should be 4-6 paragraphs in length. Paragraph lengths should be at least 4-6 sentences. Each question should include citations from readings AND lectures. The number of citations required will be stated in the essay prompts, but you should expect to have at least six citations in each question. The six-citation minimum should come from at least three different lectures and three different readings. You may cite the same six readings and lectures for both questions, but the information/details/facts you include should be different in each question. (For example, if you cite the hip hop lecture in both promts, the information you include about hip hop in the first promt should be different from the information you include about hip hop in the second promt. For instance, one promt could discuss the Sugar Hill Gang and the other promt could discuss breakdancing–same lecture, but different specific information/examples.) You may use at most two of the same specific information/examples in both questions. Readings that we did over multiple days, like Anne Moody, count as one reading. Any video clips or documentary links that I posted on Canvas to supplement lectures count as a part of the lecture for that day. (For example, on Week 7, Day 2 I posted a link about Malcolm X’s views on Martin Luther King, Jr. and nonviolent protest. If you cite that, it will count as information from the lecture that day.) Each essay should have an introduction paragraph. A conclusion paragraph is optional. If you choose to include a conclusion paragraph, your essay should be at least 5 paragraphs long. One of the essays will require you to take a position and make an argument using examples that cite details/information/facts from the readings and lectures. The other essay will simply ask you to examine a specific but broad issue or theme. Both promts should include a thesis statement in the first introductory paragraph. Students aiming for an “A” grade should focus on making clear and solid points that are backed by accurate, sufficient, and relevant examples based on details, information, and facts as evidence. Ideas should be well developed throughout the essays. Citations: Essay citations should use MLA Style. A Works Cited page/Bibliography is NOT required for the final exam. Lectures should be cited in this manner: “Graham, Lecture, 10/20” OR “Graham, Lecture, W2D2”.
Part #1: Respond with 4-6 paragraphs in length. One of the citations or examples must come from information, people, or events we examined before the midterm (W1D1-W4D2). At least five citations/examples must be based on information, people, or events that we examined after the midterm. Since the end of slavery, African Americans have perceived and fought for freedom in many ways. Whether it was freedom based on political rights (such as the right to vote), economic rights (such as the opportunity to have access to good jobs and make a decent living/wages), educational rights (such as access to good schools, job training, and college), cultural rights (such as the freedom of cultural expression), African Americans have struggled for and fought to define freedom. Discuss two of these types of rights (political, economic, educational, or cultural) and explain why they are important to the notion of freedom. Use specific examples from the readings and lectures in your essay.
Part #2: Respond with 4-6 paragraphs in length. Provide at least six citations/examples based on information, people, or events that we examined after the midterm (W6D1-W10D2). If you would like, one of the citations/examples can come from information, people, or events we examined before the midterm, but that is not required for this essay. note that you can only repeat two of the same specific examples that you used in part #1. For some people, the events and the trajectory of African American history from World War II to the present are reasons to be pessimistic about the struggle for racial equality in the United States. For others, African American history during this period is cause to be optimistic about the goal of racial equality. Using examples/evidence from the lectures and readings only, make an argument about why African American history should inspire us to be optimistic about racial equality in the United States, OR why it should lead us to be pessimistic about racial equality in the country.
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