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DB 7 Part 2 Instructions:

· From the McGraw Hill Reader, (12th edition) read Leslie Marmon Silko’s essay, “Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit” on pp 310 – 317.

· Create a Microsoft Word or RTF doc and write an essay that is at least two full pages in response to the following topic question:

· Consider what you learned from reading this essay about traditional Pueblo culture. How does Pueblo culture contrast both explicitly and implicitly with Anglo (mainstream American) culture?

· You are specifically required to make use of some of Silko’s ideas in support of your thinking but do not simply summarize or quote from the Silko essay.

· Only your ideas and ideas from the Silko essay are allowed in support of your response essay.

· You must internally cite all borrowed ideas and include a Work Cited page at the end of your work.

· Your essay must be double spaced throughout, 1 ½ pages min. but no more than 2 pages’ max., and be at least an 11-point font size but not larger than 12-point font size.

Notes on Writing an Effective Essay:

· At a minimum, however, your essay must meet all of the following criteria:

· Thesis Statement says WHAT conclusion you come to and says WHY it’s Important

· Come up with a thesis statement by answering the topic question asked directly.

· Say Specifically what you mean and say why what you are talking about is important to you.

· Develop the Body Paragraphs with Adequate Support

· To adequately support your thesis in the body, you must do more than provide examples.

· You must EXPLAIN how, why, or in what way the examples you use support the main idea with which you start.

· Developing (explaining) specific instances of your ideas using ideas from your ow experience greatly helps.

· Use the end of one paragraph to segue (transition) or continue your discussion.

· There can be more than one paragraph in support of a single main idea. Use as many paragraphs as you need to fully develop your thinking.

· Wrap up the Essay by Re-stating the Conclusion and one or two ideas from the body

· Paraphrase; do not simply repeat main idea.

· If there is more than one paragraph in support of the main idea,

· There must be MLA internal citations for all ideas borrowed from Silko’s essay in support of your thinking.

· There must be an MLA Work Cited page entry at the end of the essay.

· For solid development, fully explain your ideas (examples) in support of the topic question. To do this, you need to remember to ask yourself questions that expand (flesh out) the ideas and examples you offer in support and, more important, use the answers to your questions to more fully develop your body paragraphs for the reader.

Due Date and submission details:

DB 7, Part 2 is due in two weeks: Sunday, October 22, 2017 by 9 pm. There are no DB 7 late waivers for DB 7 Part 2 but the DB 7, Part 2 Drop Box will remain open for late submissions until the end of the course: Sat., December 9, 2017 (4—not 9pm).

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