Essay

ESSAY FORMAT

ESSAY FORMAT OUTLINE

· PARAGRAPH 1

Introduction----- Very brief outline of the essay--------------------------------------- about Intersectionality and Marginalized/BIPOC people challenges and Critical Race Theory. Talk about Intersectionality and Marginalized /BIPOC people challenges and Critical Race Theory.

· PARAGRAPH 2

Political intersectionality

Representational intersectionality

Apply one type to any one example from BIPOC people experience/book and the other type to one example from the film Highway of Tears (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-cuUfP9XtM).

In so doing, you will show how single-axis analysis limits the voices of Indigenous people who are multiply marginalized. And show how Black women can be used as a model for applying intersectionality to Indigenous peoples who are multiply marginalized. In applying the two types of intersectionality, be sure you fully communicate your understanding of each one.

· PARAGRAPH 3

CRITICAL RACE THEORY (CRT)

BIPOC have unique and valuable perspectives.

Counter-narratives and legal storytelling are important tools.

Apply one tenet to any one example of BIPOC book/experience different to the example in paragraph 2 Next, apply the other tenet to one example from the film nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up

(https://uwinnipeg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1155871615).

Be sure you fully communicate what Critical Race Theorists mean by each of the two tenets you have chosen.

· PARAGRAPH 4

Cultural Racism

Drawing on two examples from BIPOC experience/book (different to the examples in paragraphs 2 and 3 and taken from chapters/book you have not yet cited), use the frame you selected to explain how people can espouse racist ideologies about Indigenous peoples without seeing themselves as racist.

· CHAPTER 5

The function of the conclusion is to draw together the main ideas discussed in the body of the essay. Begin by re-stating or re-emphasizing your position on the topic, then summarize your line of argument and key points.