Paper details:
Reading: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/ Topic: • How does Coates use the long history of race and slavery in US history to demonstrate the continuity of discrimination from the 1700s to the 21st century? Format: • 1000 words • Double space • 10 or 12 point font • Standard written English • One inch margins • Cite with footnotes in Chicago style, not in parenthetical MLA style. Content: • Your paper must have a main idea/thesis/argument. It cannot be a summary of the reading. • Your paper must be carefully edited. Grammar, punctuation, and spelling count. • Cultivate your own voice/style. You will be writing a lot of papers in college, at least three in this course, so find your voice. This does not mean the papers are about you. Do not write about yourself. • You must demonstrate understanding and familiarity with both core text by Coates. • These are reading response essays, not research papers. There should be no other source material beyond Steinbeck; do not summarize content you have read on the internet.
