Fall 2024.ENG.1240.61.Writers' Workshop II
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General
Resources
This section holds important resources and guides to help you navigate this course successfully.
Readings
This section is where you will find course readings. The majority of texts will be open source or accessible PDFs. I will use the electronic format; however, if you prefer paper copies, please print them out yourself.
- Due: Thursday, September 5, 2024, 8:50 PM
Please read the excerpt from Booker T. Washington's book, Up From Slavery, An Autobiography which is linked via a PDF. You can download it and read it. Also, listen to his speech, linked via Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rcmBau9Ti8Here is the link to the Ebook, Up From Slavery, An Autobiography from Booker T. Washington.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2376/2376-h/2376-h.htm#link2HCH0010
This Ebook is available to you through the Gutenberg project. You are to read Chapters 10, 11, and 12 [X, XI, XII].
These chapters are required reading and will add to your understanding of Washington's views on education and the purpose of education.
Note, helpful for preparation towards the essay that is DUE in one week: When you are citing this source within your essay [in-text citation] and use quotes, please use the format below. If you are not sure what the paragraph numbers are within a chapter, please count them.
(Washington, 2013, "A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw," para. 1).
At the end of your essay, use the format below for your reference page/reference section.
Washington, B. T. (2013). Up from slavery. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved [insert the date you retrieved the text], September 19, 2024, from https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2376/2376-h/2376-h.htm#link2HCH0010
Assignments
- Opened: Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 4:00 PMDue: Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 10:00 PM
- Due: Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 8:00 PM
For this post, write a few sentences about one thing that you discovered about your peers in this class during the discussion about impactful education experiences. If something specific resonated with you, please share that as well.
- Due: Saturday, September 21, 2024, 7:00 PM
What do Chapters 10, 11, and 12 reveal about Washington's beliefs about education? What is the purpose of education according to Washington? Pull at least one quote from each chapter and explain why it is significant.
- Opened: Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 6:00 PMDue: Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 9:00 PM
- Opened: Thursday, September 26, 2024, 12:00 AMDue: Thursday, September 26, 2024, 9:00 PM
- Opened: Thursday, September 26, 2024, 12:00 AMDue: Thursday, September 26, 2024, 10:00 PM
- Opened: Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 6:00 PMDue: Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 9:00 PM
- Due: Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 10:20 PM
Analysis Essay
- Opened: Thursday, September 12, 2024, 6:00 PMDue: Thursday, September 12, 2024, 8:00 PM
9/12/24
Analysis Essay 1- In Class:
In a 700-word argumentative essay, respond to the following question. Be sure to use the Coates essay as a primary resource and supplement with videos that we have used in class. Set your paper up as follows. See below
Note: This information goes on the first page in the upper left corner of the page.
Name
Date
Class and section
Analysis Essay 1-In class
Essay Question: What are the present-day results of the history of slavery in the United States and how might this relate to the argument in support of or against reparations?
Format Guidance:
Times New Roman font or Calibri
12pt
Double-Space
Submit your paper via a WORD document. Do not submit a PDF. And, do not submit a Googledoc.
Important notes:
Outline or map your argument using the outline or cluster map from the LGW text. DO NOT start writing without taking the time to think.
If you choose to use quotes from any of the videos, you will need to look onlie at Purdue Owl how to cite video quotes using APA format. A link is HERE.
Video Resources:
Coates Congressional Hearing Video
Chicago Documentary Video
Moyers and Company Video
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