David Walker asserted that whites had divorced blacks from the human family. Develop a composition that shows how this idea is explicated in the writings of Jacobs, Douglass, and Northup. Be sure to reference each writer and use information (quotations) from all the texts to support each assertion.
Students must compose an analytical essay that thoroughly answers the established writing objective. The Critical Close Reading must contain a thesis, at least three main points (one for each writer), and adequate support for each main point. Furthermore, the composition must have a minimum of one (1) scholarly source and a maximum of two. The scholarly article(s) requirement does not include documentation from the primary sources (texts you are analyzing).
The composition must include both in-text citations and a Works Cited page. Review the MLA handouts and use Purdue Owl to assist with proper citation.
Primary sources are the texts that you are analyzing. Each text must be properly documented on the Works Cited page. To be clear, you must cite Jacobs, Douglass, Northup, and Walker in the essay and on the Works Cited page. Cite the primary sources as a work from an anthology. Review Purdue Owl or any updated MLA sources for more information.
Example:
Walker, David. “From David Walker’s Appeal in Four Articles; Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured
Citizens of the World.” Norton Anthology of African American Literature, eds Henry Louis Gates et al. New York: Norton, 2014. pp 161-171.
If a student does not include a scholarly source and/or fails to properly document the primary sources, the work will not meet the objective of the assignment.
The Works Cited page is not included in the page length requirement. If a student composes three pages, the Works Cited page should be page four.
If a student submits less than three complete pages, the work will be regarded as incomplete and will not receive a passing grade.
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