ess.ay 5 with outline
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4.11 Essay 5 Outline
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Essay 5 Outline The best way to construct a solid paper is to write a detailed outline. It helps you see the structure of your argument and what's missing. By knowing what's missing you can go hunting for the information and evidence that you need. Not used to writing an outline? Check out this basic outline of a paper (https://academics.umw.edu/writing-fredericksburg/files/2011/09/Basic-Outlines.pdf) example to help you out. You'll need to add to this basic outline and manipulate it for this assignment, but this will get you going.
Choosing one of the prompts below, construct a very detailed outline for essay 5. In your outline make sure to include the following elements:
A working thesis statement for your essay
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Topic sentences for each paragraph you plan to write. Make sure these sentences tie to your thesis. Evidence (meaning quotes) and analysis to support each topic sentence for each paragraph.
For this, I expect to see exact quotes with citations followed by analysis of your quotes. Analysis may appear in bullet points.
Transitions between pieces of evidence Transitions between paragraphs A concluding thesis (what we will have learned by reading your text)
Here's a look at Essay 5 options:
Option 1 For this option, examine the ways in which the erasure of memory ties to the deconstruction of identity within Maus. Specifically, consider ways in which Vladek experiences confusion with memories while telling his story to Artie. Also consider how the German state actively sought to invalidate historical memory by disappearing European Jews from society and then annihilating them. Another approach might be to examine Artie's story within Maus as someone who is collecting and trying to preserve the fragmented memories of his father. In what ways do Artie's actions deconstruct memory and identity? For this option, the essay should answer the question(s): "What is the relationship between memory and identity in Maus, and how is the deconstruction of memory used to deconstruct identity?"
Option 2 With this option, compose an essay that examines how Nazi Germany used structural/systemic racism/antisemitism to deconstruct identity and the effects racism/antisemitism had on Vladek. Specifically, consider the legal wrangling the German government used to define Jewish-ness as synonymous with family lineage, genetics, and race. Also consider how the German's treatment of Jews was validated by laws that restricted rights and dehumanized minority groups. Another approach might be to examine Vladek's identity as systematically stripped from him because of the structural/systemic racism/antisemitism he experienced. For this option, the essay should answer the question(s): "What is the relationship between racism/antisemitism in Maus, and how is racism/antisemitism used to dehumanize and deconstruct identity?"
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Option 3 Using language as a central way in which identity is deconstructed, compose an essay that examines the language/words used by agents of the Nazi Government (i.e. soldiers, politicians, Nazi leaders) that dehumanizes and strips people of their identity. Specifically consider the use of numbers and systems of oppression that supplant one's name or personhood for a less individualized identity. Also consider derogatory language or speech used to dehumanize and control others. Another approach might be to examine the language Vladek uses to explain the atrocities of the Nazi Government and how those explanations rely on identity deconstruction as well. For this option, the essay should answer the question(s): "What is the relationship between language and identity deconstruction in Maus, and how is language used to harm minority groups?"
Due Dates: Outline: Apr. 15th
Rough Draft: Apr. 17th; Peer Review Apr. 22nd
Final Draft: Apr. 29th -ish.