2nd posting for Sunday, March 17th--5:30 pm

Hello again,
I just realized that I have not posted a copy of Out of Class Essay #2 here on the blog. So...here it is.

English 11, Spring 2012

OUT OF CLASS ESSAY ASSIGNMENT #2

Assigned: Wednesday, March 6

Optional Rough Draft Due (no later than) Monday, March 18 (Note Cards and Bibliography Cards are not required when submitting a rough draft).

Final Draft Due: Wednesday, April 3

Focus: Chapter 2: Between Perceptions (in our text, Between Worlds)

Readings Assigned in Between Worlds:

“If the Genes Fit” Dan Neil

“Black Men and Public Spaces” Brent Staples

“Discrimination at Large” Jennifer a. Coleman

“O.K., So I’m Fat” Neil Steinberg

“ ‘Diabesity,’ ” A Crisis in an Expanding Country” Jane E. Brody

“Bodily Harm” Pamela Erens

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ESSAY TOPIC:  Discrimination

Select a group of people (that you are interested in learning more about) who experience discrimination.

Conduct research in order to discover why they are discriminated against and how it impacts their lives.

Your thesis (underlined) must be an assertion.

For example:

Overweight people have always faced discrimination, but today, when eating healthy is more emphasized than ever, fat people suffer the most from the hateful attitudes of society.

Possible Topics to Select:

obesity

extreme thinness

dwarfs

physical disability

mental disability

Latino/Latina

Asian

Caucasian

Gay/Lesbian/Transgender/Bisexual

Requirements:

·      Essay must be in MLA format (this includes in-text citations and a Works Cited page)

·      A minimum of five outside sources must be utilized in the essay. (one or more of these sources CAN be from the chapter readings listed above, but you do not HAVE to use any of them.)

·      You may not use Wikipedia for a primary resource.

·      Essay must be submitted in a large envelope with the following:

--Final Draft

--Rough Draft (s) with my comments (optional)

--Note Cards (4”x6”), banded or clipped together, in the order the material appears in the essay

--Bibliography Cards (3”x5”), banded or clipped together, in the order the material appears on the Works Cited page

THIS ESSAY IS WORTH A TOTAL OF 200 POINTS (100 points for content and organization; 100 points for MLA Documentation).