ROOM CHANGE 10/31

CLASS ON 10/31 MEETS IN ROOM B-203 to write ESSAY 3.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

We will not write Essay 3 in class on 10/26. Instead, we will meet at 2;15 in room B203 and use the computers to find sources using the library databases. We will write Essay 3 the following week on either 10/31 or 11/2.

ESSAY 3 assignment

WE WILL WRITE THIS ESSAY IN CLASS ON 10/26. DO NOT START WRITING THE ESSAY AT HOME. You may, however, start brainstorming and outlining for it and you should ABSOLUTELY BEGIN DOING RESEARCH for it at home. On Tuesday 10/24, a librarian will introduce you to the library databases. 

In the documentary film The Central Park Five we are told the story of the arrest, trial and conviction of five black and Hispanic teenagers in New York City in the late 80s for crimes they did not commit. Do more independent research on the Central Park jogger case and write an argumentative essay in response to one of these three prompts :

1. How is the Central Park jogger case exemplary of systemic oppression of people of color? How does it fit the patterns of social control described by Michelle Alexander in The New Jim Crow? Make sure that your discussion is not just limited to the NYPD, but to the role of prosecutors and defense lawyers as well.

2. Examine media coverage of the Central Park jogger case. What role did sensationalist media coverage play in the fate of the Central Park Five? Make sure that your discussion is not just limited to their arrest, trial and conviction, but to coverage of their exoneration as well.

3.At the end of the film, historian Craig Steven Wilder says, "I want us to remember what happened that day and be horrified by ourselves because it really is a mirror on our society. And rather than tying it up in a bow and thinking that there was something that we can take away from it, and we’ll be better people, I think what we really need to realize is that we’re not very good people. And we’re often not." How is the story of the Central Park Five a mirror on our society? What does it say about us, the public at large? To what extent are we responsible for what happened to The Five?

YOUR ESSAY MUST

Be at least 700 words in length.

Include an intro with a clear thesis statement, at least 3 body paragraphs and a conclusion. More than 3 body paragraphs is perfectly OK.

Be well-organized and developed with supporting details, using the techniques and types of evidence we have discussed in class.

Be proofread for grammar, sentence and other language errors.

Include references (quotes and/or paraphrases) to the film and at least 4 sources obtained on your own using the library databeses. The New Jim Crow, 13th, Central Park Five and articles on the FREE WEB are allowed and encouraged but DO NOT count towards the 4 minimum, which must be obtained via the library databases.

NOT be a summary of your sources , but rather, a presentation of YOUR ARGUMENT and YOUR THINKING with support from the sources. Do not use any sources excessively.

Be in the Proper Format  --- DOUBLE SPACED!

Include a proper heading and title. NO COVER PAGES or IMAGES.

Be in correct MLA format, including in-text citations  and a Works Cited Page.

Be ORIGINAL and NOT plagiarized.

NOTE: I WILL NOT BE PROVIDING FEEDBACK ON GRAMMAR IN ORDER TO

FOCUS ON YOUR CONTENT. HOWEVER, LANGUAGE CLARITY IS PART OF YOUR

GRADE, SO MAKE SURE YOU PROOFREAD CAREFULLY FOR GRAMMAR AND

LANGUAGE ERRORS BEFORE SUBMITTING THIS ESSAY.

ROOM CHANGES FOR 10/24 and 10/26

On Tuesday 10/24, class will meet at 2:15 for the LIBRARY ORIENTATION in room E-101B (the computer lab to the left when you walk into the library). At 3:15 we will return to our regular classroom (E150)

On Thursday 10/26, class will meet at 2:15 in room B-203 to write Essay 3 in class using computers.

CENTRAL PARK FIVE DISCUSSION GUIDE

http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/centralparkfive/media/pdf/central-park-five-discussion-guide.pdf

Paraphrasing Worksheet

Bring to class on 10/5/17

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7iVDBu8ayDKcXphOHlhdTFJc3c/view?usp=sharing

ESSAY 2

Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow, and Ava DuVernay, director of 13^th, both argue that there is a systemic, designed link between America’s legacy and history of slavery and the modern American system of mass incarceration. The way slavery shifted to convict leasing, to Jim Crow segregation, to the war on drugs illustrates how “systems of oppression are durable and they often reinvent themselves.”

What factor(s) allowed this system of social control to reincarnate and evolve throughout American history? (You may choose to focus on 1 or multiple factors) 

YOUR ESSAY MUST:

 Be submitted in class by Tuesday October 10th. Late papers will not be returned with everyone else's, and ONLY students who submit the essay on time and in  class will be given an opportunity to revise.

Be at least 700 words in length.

Include an intro with a clear thesis statement, at least 3 body paragraphs and a conclusion. More than 3 body paragraphs is perfectly OK.

Be well-organized and developed with supporting details and evidence.

Be proofread for grammar, sentence and other language errors.

Include evidence (examples, testimonials, anecdotes, quotes and/or paraphrases) from BOTH Chapter 1 of Michelle Alexander’s book The New Jim Crow and Ava DuVernay’s film 13^th.  

You do not need to do research, but if you choose to use additional sources, cite them correctly and include them in your Works Cited page.

Be in the Proper Format --- Stapled, DOUBLE SPACED, 12pt Times New Roman Font with 1 inch margins all around!

Include a proper heading and title. NO COVER PAGES or IMAGES.

Be in correct MLA format, including in-text citations and a Works Cited Page.

Be ORIGINAL and NOT plagiarized.

PRINT FOR CLASS TOMORROW (10/3)

PRINT THE FOLLOWING  FOR CLASS TOMORROW (10/3) OR BRING IN ON TABLET OR LAPTOP (NOT PHONE)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7iVDBu8ayDKaTJNcERGQ3VwVlE/view?usp=sharing