Assignment
In a thesis-driven, well-developed essay, focus only on 2 class readings below and analyze them by either comparing them, contrasting them, or both. (For the comparison and/or contrast, do not incorporate any outside sources in your body paragraphs):
Sojourner Truth ‘s “Ain’t I a Woman” (1851) (https://www.nps.gov/articles/sojourner-truth.htm (Links to an external site.))
Brent Staples’s “Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Spaces” (1986) (https://sites.tufts.edu/alquestaeng2spring2018/files/2018/01/22Just-Walk-on-By22-by-Brent-Staples-both-versions.pdf)
Tawakkol Karmam’s “Nobel Lecture” (2011) (https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2011/karman/lecture/)
Gloria Anzaldua’s “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” (1987) (pages 75-86 of Chapter 5 in
Borderlands / La Frontera: The New Mestiza) (http://raumstation.cc/content/archiv/poetiken_der_existenz/Anzaldua_Borderlands-How_to_tame_a_wild_tongue_i_klein.pdf)
Vershawn Ashanti Young (Links to an external site.)’s “Should Writers Use They Own English Download Should Writers Use They Own English” (2010)
Jamila Lyiscott’s “3 Ways to Speak English” (2014) (https://www.ted.com/talks/jamila_lyiscott_3_ways_to_speak_english)
Paulo Freire’s “The Banking Concept of Education” (1970) (Chapter 2 of Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (https://kulturskolan.stockholm.se/globalassets/dokument/imotole/io2_cepa_freire_reading.pdf)
bell hooks’s “Critical Thinking” (2010) (Chapter 1 of Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom) (http://cdn0.inwithforward.com/images/bell-hooks-critical-thinking.pdf?mtime=20140729104110)
Ken Robinson (Links to an external site.)’s “Changing Education Paradigms” (2010) (https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms)
Purpose
The purpose of writing this comparison or contrast essay is not to state what is apparent but rather to shed light on subtle differences or unexpected similarities between two texts.
You can compare the authors’ audience, tone, purpose, and style; writing vs. speech genre; and themes such as language barriers and discrimination; language oppression and redemption; experiences with language and cultures; power of language; equality and inequality, etc.
Note: Please avoid comparing the authors’ biographical information; instead, analyze the authors’ text.
Requirements
Include a clear thesis that addresses the essay prompt.
Briefly summarize both texts in the introductory paragraph.
For each body paragraph, incorporate at least one piece of evidence, in the form of a direct or partial quotation and/or paraphrase, followed by in-depth analysis.
Carefully analyze and skillfully incorporate your sources as evidence in your argument.
Provide a signal or lead-in phrase before the quotation.
Provide correct parenthetical citations by including the author’s last name and page number, if applicable.
Include a separate correct Works Cited page (Links to an external site.)(https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_sample_works_cited_page.html (Links to an external site.)) (which should be your last page), listing your sources in alphabetical order.
Audience
Assume that you are writing to a college-level audience. Adhere to Academic Writing Convention(https://courses.lumenlearning.com/englishcomp1/chapter/tone-language-and-appeal/ (Links to an external site.)). No first person–only third person point of view.
Composing Your Essay
Review the course materials in this unit to help you compose your essay.
If you use someone else’s words OR ideas, you must document your source. When you quote directly OR when you paraphrase another’s words, you must document your source. If you do not, this is plagiarism. Plagiarism can be intentional or not. Check out this website for good examples of what plagiarism (Links to an external site.) (https://odoc.princeton.edu/curriculum/academic-integrity (Links to an external site.)) is. When in doubt, cite to avoid plagiarism!!!
Criteria for Evaluation
See grading rubric for feedback.
Assessment
This essay is worth 210 points of your course grade. Along with the final draft, please submit a reflection paragraph. (Review the guidelines for the reflection.)
Length and Format
Length: A minimum of 1000 words. Please write the total word count at the top of the first page.
Format: Typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 point, 1” margins, MLA style. Review sample MLA-formatted paper(https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/documents/20180702110400_747-1.pdf (Links to an external site.)).
Due Date
Please read VLE GSA’s “How to interpret a Turnitin Originality Report” before you submit the Final Draft with a correct Works Cited Page (in .pdf, .doc, or.docx ONLY) to Canvas by 11PM on Sunday, October 17
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Write cogent, well-developed arguments that clearly articulate a thesis supported by textual evidence;
2. Read critically by summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating college-level texts;
3. Select, evaluate, interpret, and synthesize sources in the service of an argument;
4. Document sources (print, electronic, and other) in MLA style; and
5. Use effective strategies for pre-writing, composing, and revising of essay
