This is a two-part essay, please review the requirements for both.
First Part:
What is August Wilson’s unique contribution to understanding the African American experience? Think in terms of 4-5 ideas. Be sure to reference several of his plays.
Requirements: Your primary posting should be 250 words in length and should use two secondary sources.
Second Part:
This week, you will write a comprehensive APA argumentative-analysis paper using all that you’ve learned about Twentieth Century American drama over the past few weeks in HUM1020. Your Unit 5 essay will respond to the following prompt and meet the requirements outlined below.
Essay Prompt:
Write an essay regarding the play Fences (1987) by August Wilson. Speak most loudly to our current contemporary moment and the issues we face as Americans today. Your essay will make the argument that your chosen play depicts a particular theme that you feel is not only the most relevant, but also the most pertinent. In addition to describing the play’s key theme, you will also include an analysis/discussion of no fewer than two dramatic literary elements devices that the playwright uses effectively to underscore/develop the play’s central theme.
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