Enslavement and Resistance Essay
Enslavement & Resistance Class Essay
2000 Words minimum
Please turn in 1 page of essay outline and at least 2000 words for the essay.
Essay Outline (thesis statement, topic sentences, bullet points of evidence) really important (Separate page) attached you can find an example of a proper outline
MLA format + work cite page
Have a proper introduction and a thesis statement reflecting your paper
Explain details of the enslaved person’s message and what they mean, and by using what writing strategies they delivered their message. Do not do a summary paper of the narratives.
Instructor note:
Essay #2 Prompt: Compare at least two narratives of the enslaved and suggest what message the author convey and what strategies they use to accomplish this.
Please use the resources below and any other *academic* sources through the library.
Enslaved Person Narratives
Search the Slave Narrative Project | Library of Congresshttps://www.loc.gov/search/?in=&q=slave+narrative+”¦
I Was Born a Slave : An Anthology of Classic Slave Narratives Yuval Taylor and Charles Johnson https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/csueastbay/detail.action?docID=762616
Barracoon: the story of the last “black cargo” Zora Neale Hurston author (On reserve in CSUEB Library)
Autobiography of Omar ibn Said, Slave in North Carolina, 1831. Said, Omar Ibn Dwight, Theodore Omar Ibn Said Collection (Library of Congress) LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2018662630
Search the Slave Narrative Project | Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/collections/slave-narratives-from-the-federal-writers-project-1936-to-1938/about-this-collection/
The story of Biddy Mason (who helped to build Los Angeles)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. -Harriett Jacobs
Students can use at least two of the following terms to discuss writing strategy. If there is a strategy not listed below that a student would like to use they can email me to get feedback.
thick description (which often parallels imagery)
self-reflection (during or after)
appeals to audience/reader emotions
appeals to audience/reader ethics
appeals to audience/reader logic
language choices
sentence structure
voice and tone
attitude toward the subject
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