MRS. HUGHES
ENGLISH II HONORS 2014-15
ESSAY: UNIT 1: CULTURAL AND RACIAL IDENTITY
Essays are a minimum of 750 words. All essays are typed, Times New Roman, Font 12. MLA heading, header, in
text citation and works cited are required. All essays must be submitted to turnitin.com by midnight of the due
date. You should utilize evidence from at least 3 sources.
Informative ESSAY Prompt: Rush Limbaugh has been quoted saying “We live in a world of intolerance masked
as tolerance.” Inform the public as to how this statement is correct (or incorrect) via evidence from the unit.
Evidence available for your position:
1. How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Julia Alvarez
2. Kindred Octavia Butler
3. Frederick Douglas Frederick Douglas
4. The Dubliners James Joyce
5. Michelle Burnham “Introduction”
6. Karl Polanyi “Freedom in a Complex Society”
7. Pauline Turner Strong “Indian Captives, English Captors”
8. Elie Weisel Documentary
9. Lincoln clips
10. Far and Away
11. Margaret Atwood “The Man From Mars”
12. Richard Rodriguz “Aria”
13. Silko “Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective”
14. Poetry
a. Hughes “Theme for English B
b. Brooks “The Boy Died in My Alley”
c. Soyinka “Telephone Conversation”
YOU MUST INCLUDE A WORKS CITED PAGE!!
Should you wish for help/or feedback, I am available after school on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Do
NOT wait until the last minute for help.
Rough drafts are due BY 10/31 for feedback.
ESSAYS ARE DUE Wednesday November 5. HARD COPY IN CLASS AND TURNED INTO TURNITIN.COM
(ANNOTATED PACKETS ARE DUE THE SAME DAY) You do not need to print anything from turnitin.com