Essay assignment
Important: Double Space the Essay!
Recent polls found an amazing fact: 30 percent of Americans view public space as a more attractive place than their own homes. These people are no longer concerned with the size of their homes since they are more interested in interaction with the public rather than enjoyment of their private space.
Today, after suffering from the pandemic, we yearn for the opportunity to freely experience public space again despite negative experiences in the past. Now that we are finally “free”, will it be the same or will our current experiences change the way we interact with the outside?
Do you view public space as friendly or hostile? Consider whether your personal experiences and the fact that we are still suffering from the consequences of the pandemic might affect your or other people’s general attitudes.
Support your points with clear examples from personal experience and from Staples’s “Black Men and Public Space.”
Be warned that this is not a “discrimination” essay. It is more of an essay where you provide examples of human encounters with public space.
Directions:
Length of the final draft should be three and a half to four pages.
This does not include one page, single spaced Outline and Works Cited page.
First draft can be 1-2 pages long.
In your thesis, express clear opinion supported by one strong reason.
In your introduction, summarize Staples’s essay “Black Men and Public Space.”
Incorporate 2-3 quotations and 1-2 paraphrases from the essay.
No other sources are allowed!
Description of personal experience is allowed.
To start, follow these steps:
Use a pre-writing strategy of your choice: free-write, brainstorm, cluster, etc. (handwrite or type). You can send it as a screenshot (not mandatory).
Next, type a formal sentence outline; exclude introduction and conclusion.
Finally, type your first draft (upload it for peer revision). Your first draft can be shorter than the final draft. You must have an outline as the first page, but Works Cited page is not mandatory.
Arrange the submission in the following order:
First: outline
Second: first draft (any length)
Third: Works Cited (Optional)
Peer editors:
You will receive 2 drafts om Monday morning–please peer edit them within 2-3 days. Let me know if you do not receive anything ASAP.
Evaluate the following:
1. Does the essay respond to the question asked by the essay assignment?
2. Evaluate the author’s thesis. How can it be improved?
3. Evaluate body paragraphs. Are the topic sentences clear? Do we need to add more support? Are they well developed, coherent, and unified?
4. Evaluate the conclusion. Is it well developed? Was the thesis restated?
5. Any other suggestions to improve the paper?
