3 to 5 page Essay

Essay Two

· Essay Two, Early Draft:  Due Thursday, October 8, by class time.

· You must submit a copy to the Dropbox and to your peer review partner through "Classlist" under the "Communication" tab.

· Essay Two Peer Review Worksheet: Due Friday, October 9, at 5:00 p.m.

· You must submit a copy to the Dropbox and to your peer review partner through "Classlist" under the "Communication" tab.

· Essay Two, Final Draft:  Due Thursday, October 29, by class time. 

· Submit to Dropbox only.

  

Write a three to five-page essay on the question below (that’s a minimum of three full pages).  Your essay must have a thesis--an argument--and that thesis must be stated clearly and succinctly at the end of the first paragraph.  Be sure to refer to specific passages from the text to support your observations and assertions.  Cite these passages and attach a Works Cited page according to MLA guidelines (see Chapters 12-14 in The Little Penguin Handbook).  Should you use outside resources, you must cite and document them as well.

Refer to page four of the syllabus for format requirements (Item #2:  Times New Roman 12 pt., double-spaced, one-inch margins, stapled, page numbers etc.); papers that do not meet these requirements will be returned without a grade.

 

Question:

 

As with other subjects, authors frequently address the subject of race relations in their fiction.  Consider Gish Jen’s short story “No More Maybe,” available at the following link:

 

· https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/03/19/no-more-maybe

 

Jen’s story has joined the conversation about race relations.  Your task is to write an essay in which you make a case for what idea about race in “real life” you think Jen uses her fictional story to express?  Be sure to support your argument with analysis of evidence from the text, not personal experience or bias.  Again, you may find it useful to conduct research regarding historical and cultural context in which the story is set.