Complete a written response in which you analyze “Good Country People” (Flannery O’Connor), “Mother Who Gave Me Life,” “In the Park” (Gwen Harwood) and “The Women Men Don’t See” (Alice B. Sheldon). Your response should address the following: How do the authors/characters in these readings reflect the cultural issues and concerns present after impact of World War II, the Cold War and the Third World (p. 554-561 in the textbook)? Content: Targeting your writing is crucial to your success in this class. It’s important to understand and follow the assignment directions Support: You must explain your ideas in detail in order to make a clear and complete argument. For reading response assignments, you MUST to include specific examples (quotes) from the readings to support your analysis. Organization:Present your analysis in essay form that is appropriate to college-level writing (paragraphs, transitions, an introduction and conclusion, etc.). For help with organization, visit: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/04/ http://writingcenter.unlv.edu/writing/organization.html http://spcollege.libguides.com/c.php?g=254430&p=1697472 http://www.bucks.edu/media/bcccmedialibrary/pdf/NarrativeStructureOutlineandGraphicOrganizerJuly08_000.pdf Point of View: Do not use first person (I, we) or second person (you) in papers for this class. This type of paper (literary analysis) about the readings and should be written in third person only. College-level papers should always be written in third person unless the assignment/professor specifies otherwise. Research: DO NOT use outside research as support for your ideas. I’m interested in your analysis of the readings ONLY. Present your own ideas with support (quotes) from the reading. MLA Format: Use MLA style for this and ALL writing assignments in this class. Information on and help with MLA style can be found at the following links: http://palmbeachstate.libguides.com/mla https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ You need a Works Cited page (MLA style) for this and all response papers. For help with Works Cited, visit: http://palmbeachstate.libguides.com/mla https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ This site will also help you create citations: http://www.easybib.com Length: All reading responses should be 2-3 typed, double-spaced pages. By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign
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Voices of Texas: Immigration in Texas
The writing assignment should be a minimum of 500 words. You should find most of the information you need to complete the assignment in the chapter, but you are allowed to use outside sources as well (such as news articles or government websites). DO NOT simply copy the information word
