Read Henry Louis Gates’s “In the Kitchen” and Brent Staples’s “Black Men and Public Spaces (Links to an external site.)” and choose ONE of the prompts:
Compare/contrast the different aspects of the African American experience that both men share.
What is the importance of both Gates and Staples’ stories?
If these two stories were written by women, would they have been different?
Guidelines and Suggestions:
Due date 7/15; day of grace 7/16; 5pt deduction 7/17
3-5 pages not counting your Works Cited page
Works Cited page
MLA format
Use your sources 3-5 times. When you use the sources for the first time, make sure to refer to the author(s) by his/her first and last name(s) and his/her text’s name. After that, refer to the author(s) by his/her last name or the word author or writer.
Use only the source(s) you are given unless otherwise instructed
Use 3rd person
Use present verb tense
Use different sentence length and type: S, CP, CX and CC
Watch for F, CS, and RO
Provide a strong thesis statement
Every body paragraph need to have its own topic sentence
Address one issue at a time in each paragraph
Use the quote sandwich: Introduce the quote, provide the quote, and analyze the quote
No announcements: This essay will address, I just want to say, in conclusions, etc.
Use transitions all the way through
Eliminate excessive grammar and sentence structure issues
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