ESSAY ASSIGNMENT

Format: 2-4 pages, typed, double-spaced

Due Date: Monday, June 1
Due to Turnitin.com: Midnight on the night of Monday, June 1

Although the Turnitin information is on the syllabus, here it is again:
Class ID: 2675523
Password: history

Remember, the best way to be certain that your essay is ready to be turned in as a final draft is to bring me a rough draft in the days before the final draft is due.

In addition, check the blog for citation format and revision advice.

Remember, your own original analysis of whichever question you choose is crucial. If you are thinking of this history paper as a description of a book or two, think again! Simple description is pointless; make an argument! Again, these issues will be discussed further on the blog and in class.

In a well argued and thoroughly revised essay, answer one of the following questions:

1. Compare and contrast Celia’s attack of Robert Newsom and Frederick Douglass’ fight with the overseer Covey.

2. How important was gender in the slave community? Where and how do masculinity and femininity become important elements of Celia, A Slave and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass?

3. Considering Celia, A Slave, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and at least two of the Slave Narratives from the American Memory Project what role did violence play in maintaining order on the plantation? http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html.


FORMER HISTORY 102 STUDENTS: If you have already taken my History 102 course, you may want to think about this essay question as an option:

4. Compare and contrast the experience of Celia or Frederick Douglass with Primo Levi during the Holocaust.


5. FIND YOUR OWN: There are plenty of great ideas out there, but the one requirement is this: YOU MUST APPROVE THE TOPIC WITH ME BEFORE WRITING THE ESSAY!!!