Select one of the prompts to respond to. Your essay should be 2-3 pages, follow MLA Style and effectively incorporate your primary source (Learning to Read and Write). You must use at least two passages/references from the text in your essay and not more than three. General summary does not count towards this. Your essay should have an introduction, clear thesis/focus, body/development paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Has your viewpoint on reading and writing changed since reading Douglass Learning to Read and Write? If so, what has changed, why did it change, and why is this important? With this option you will (most likely) focus on why your perception/view on reading and writing has changed because of Douglass. You will use a combination of your experiences and Douglass. You should address what is significant/relevant about this in 2021.
Douglass leads us through his process of becoming literate; was Douglass intelligent prior to learning to read and write? Support and develop your answer. With this option you will take a clear position on the question, directly answer it, and then support and develop that answer. You should also address what is significant/relevant about your answer in 2021.
Remember that you need to incorporate Douglass 2-3 times in your essay. When incorporating a source, you need to do three things (as we reviewed in class).
Introduce the author and title of the piece and signal the use of the quote or paraphrase
Use the quote/paraphrase and cite (Last name).
Follow up on ithow does this support your point, relate to the theme, conflict with your experiences, etc.
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