Assignment Paper Two on Okada Assignment INSTRUCTION: Re-read the following passage from Okada’s No-No Boy: (FULL TEXT OR READING IS ATTACHED) and then…a sweet-looking Chinese girl is at a high-school prom with a white boy. She has risen in the world, or so she thinks, for it is evident in her expression and manner. She does not entirely ignore the other Chinese and Japanese at the dance, which would at least be honest, but worse, she flaunts her newly found status in their faces with haughty smiles and overly polite phrases. (2192) In a paper of 800 to 1000 words, use this passage as a jumping-off point for a discussion of the novel’s representation of racial conflict and injustice in the U.S. This passage is but one of a series of related vignettes toward the end of the excerpt introduced by the phrase “and then,” so feel free to refer to any of those other passages as well. Open up your observations on this passage to address what, across the rest of the text, is noteworthy about experiences of racial conflict and injustice among Asian Americans. In your conclusion, reflect on what kind of account of America Okada is offering here. Be sure to quote and analyze words, phrases, or sentences from the text. Submission Instructions: Write your paper as a double-spaced Word document in 12-point font. Be sure to give your paper a title. No works cited is needed, but do use MLA style for in-text citations. See here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/. Rubric: Good: In 800 to 1000 words, you analyze well the novel’s representation of racial conflict and injustice in the U.S., using the passage in question as a jumping off point. In your conclusion, you make a clear point about the version of America represented here. You cite and analyze passages from the text. It is proofread well for errors and clarity. Average: In 800 to 1000 words, you partially analyze the novel’s representation of racial conflict and injustice in the U.S., based on the passage in question. In your conclusion, you make a point about the version of America represented here, but it is unclear or undeveloped. You cite and analyze few passages from the text. It is proofread passably for errors and clarity. Poor: In less than 800 words, you fail to analyze the novel’s representation of racial conflict and injustice in the U.S., based on the passage in question. In your conclusion, you fail to make a point about the version of America represented here. You don’t cite and analyze passages from the text. It is proofread poorly for errors and clarity. (NO OUTSIDE SOURCES ALLOWED OTHER THAN THE READING PROVIDED)
