Write an 4pages essay to answer 2 questions (about Chicano study)

Respond to the final prompt and follow these directions carefully.

• This midterm should be no longer than five pages long, excluding bibliography.

• Double-space your midterm with a font similar to Times New Roman (1" margins).

• Do NOT use any statements and examples that are not outside of the scope of our reading in the classroom. Need grammar clear. However, the most important thing is that you need a clearer answer to the question of the question and answer the questions raised directly.

• Your midterm should cite at least six sources from the course readings. Your midterm should use the course readings to develop your thesis. Outside sources will not be needed for this midterm. Documentaries can be used as sources for this midterm but should not be considered part of the minimum “six” sources required for the assignment. All sources should be included in the bibliography.

• An A midterm will be concise and thoughtful. This midterm should be answered in two distinct answers. Respond to both questions separately. Put a heading for each answer but compile both answers into one word doc with one bibliography. Each answer should have its own thesis and support derived from the course readings/content. Each answer should properly cite sources using MLA format. Only one bibliography for both answers is needed. Each answer and thesis should be a direct response to all parts of each midterm question, outlining your argument.

• You should utilize course content to support your two theses and statements. An A midterm will have well founded arguments. Underline your thesis statement for each answer.

• Your midterm should be uploaded as a Microsoft Word Document as an attachment to the Canvas Assignment Portal. Save your document with the following title: full name-midterm

• If you do not know MLA or do not own an MLA style guide you can view the style guide at the following website: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Final Prompt:

Question #1: Using at least three sources from the course content and in your own words, define “racism.” Using the range of course content, describe at least two ways that racism has manifested within the narratives of the course readings. Describe one example of how Chicanx thought responded to/challenged racism.

Source could use:

l Racism on Trial.

l Whiteness as property.

l What is racism?

l Menchaca: recovering history, constructing race.

l Infrastructure of race

Question #2: Using at least three sources from the course content and in your own words, define the “borderlands.” Using the range of course content, answer how and why is the “borderlands” a central Chicanx idea and how is the space of the “borderlands” provide a method for transformation?

Source could use:

l borderland.

l Naturalizing Mexican Immigrants: A Texas History.

l Queer cultures