The purpose of this assignment is to practice writing an essay based on an outline, and to make your arguments in your own words WITHOUT any direct quotes from the document.
You will organize your arguments in an outline and then write an essay in which you will analyze “Southern Horrors” by Ida B. Wells.
First is YOUR THESIS on the importance and significance of this document. It could be about Ida B. Wells herself, the role of women in journalism, lynching, race and gender, the criminal justice system, or any of a number of topics. Why do you think this is an important historical document? What do we learn about life in the US at the time it was written?
Second, identify at least three points from the document itself that support and illustrate your thesis. For each point, express the point in your own words, discuss why it is relevant to your thesis, and give evidence from the doc to illustrate why this point supports your thesis. This evidence MAY NOT be in the form of a quote, but should be your summary of a story, fact, or statistic from the doc.
Finally, write a conclusion that restates how the points support your thesis about what we learn from this doc.
Checklist/rubric:
- Header info with name block and title – 5 pts
- Proofread, in academic (not informal) writing style – 10 pts
- Outline format – 15 pts
- Thesis – 20 pts
- Three supporting points – 40 pts
- Conclusion – 10 pts
- Chicago style 10 pts
Article to assignment: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm…
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