Download Writing Prompt for Essay 7 - Writing and Academic Inquiry | ENGLISH 125 and more Exams English Language in PDF only on Docsity! Chris Finley ENG 125.061 Fall 2010 Writing Prompt for Essay 7 This semester we have been critical of the conquest and of Native peoples. In other words, we have discussed the continued colonization of Native America through the institutionalization of Native peoples from the late nineteenth century to this present moment. For Essay 7, I would like you to think about the issues and readings we have discussed throughout the semester and write a critical seven-page paper on the relationship between Native peoples and non-Native perceptions of Native peoples in The Surrounded and Zitkala-Sa’s “Indian Boarding School Days.” How do preconceived ideas of Native peoples in the American cultural imaginary shape institutions that manage Native peoples? How have institutions of education shaped non-Native perceptions of Native peoples? (Use your educational experience, or lack of education, of Native peoples to answer this question.) Describe how education has been a key method of Native genocide in the United States and has worked to justify this genocide through willful ignorance and erasure of Native political issues. The purpose of this essay is to go through the process of researching, crafting, and executing a polished research project. I am looking for a thoughtful essay that connects the cultural representations of Native peoples into political policy. Please find a minimum of ten sources (at least two from academic journals) to support your thesis. You may use sources from the class or from outside of class to complete this assignment. Essay 7 is worth 15% of your overall grade. This essay should be 1750 words but no more than 1900 words, including citations. You will need a title, cover page, bibliography, and two sets of workshop drafts along with the final draft of your essay. Your essay needs to be typed in twelve-point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins. Please provide page numbers in the header or footer of your essay. Use at least two academic sources related to your topic and briefly summarize and discuss in your essay. You are expected to sign up with me for a twenty-minute conference to discuss your plans for your project. Please come prepared with at least two questions and an outline of your project. This is worth 2% of your overall grade. If you are late, or miss the appointment, it will be counted as an absence. The conferences are not on Michigan time. Time Line: November 29: 1st draft due to your group members. December 1: Workshop 1. December 6: 2nd draft due to your group members. December 8: Workshop 2. December 13: Final Draft of Essay 7 due. Detailed grading rubric on reverse side.
