African American Experience

Your choice of ONE of the following assignments:
Choice A: Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement: Soul music was the soundtrack of the Civil Rights Era. For historians, these songs are important primary sources. In this assignment, you are charged with analyzing, comparing, and contrasting two of the most iconic songs of the period and comparing those to two current African American songs of protest (rap).
Choice B: Black History in Film Assignment: This class utilizes a number of films (and clips) to convey key aspects of the African Americans historical experience. You will choose three films not used in class and compare them to the films utilized within class.
Choice C: African American Novel: Many argue that the best way to know African American culture is through novels. Pick what you consider the greatest African American Novel and how it best exemplifies the African Americans. You will then write an essay arguing why and how this novel best embodies the African American experience.
*Each assignment’s content must be approved by instructor*
The paper must be 2,000 words and is worth 70 points.

Formatting/ Submittal Requirements
   2000 words (+/- 100 words)
   Word count at the bottom of the last page
   Times New Roman – 12 point font
   1 inch margins – Note, not all computers are defaulted to 1 inch margins, so please make sure you have the required 1 inch margins.
   Double-spaced
   Your name and the class (AMH2091- Fall 2014) must be on the top of the first page.
   Stapled (I will not accept papers without a staple or papers that are paper-clipped)

Grammar Requirements
For your writing, you will be graded on your thesis/introduction, grammar, paragraph structure, sentence structure and flow. Points will be taken off for careless grammatical errors (including contractions and abbreviations, slang, passive voice, fragments and run-on sentences, as well as bad paragraphing and flow) and no thesis.
In order to successfully write your Immigrant Comparison Paper, you must include:
1.   A Thesis or argument that suggests an overall theme, synthesis, or conclusion about your topic (which should be stated in your introduction paragraph).
2.   A good Organization/Flow- Please use fully developed paragraphs, with smooth transitions and an introduction/conclusion
3.   Correct Grammar- Please make sure you have verb agreement, correct punctuation, and complete sentences. Make sure you do not have contractions and abbreviations, slang, passive voice, fragments and run-on sentences, typing errors, or misspelled words.
4.   Correct Tense – most of history is in the past. Make sure you are using the correct tense of verbage.
5.   Use correct grammar in citing sources. (see below)

Source Requirements
Since these papers will all include information outside of class lecture, regardless of which selection you have chosen, you will need to back up any information with credible sources. You must use reliable sources found in newspapers, journals or national magazines that specialize in your topic. Please try not to use Internet sources, but if you must, judge Internet sources critically, since we will be grading you on your choice of sources.

For Choice A: Your sources should be from newspapers and music periodicals of the time period in which you are discussing (both 1950s/60s and today) – which specifically discuss your artist/group and song choices. You should be looking critically at the lyrics of the song and link these lyrics to the protest they are discussing. You should also focus your sources on reliable discussions of the Civil Rights Movement and the current protest you are discussing.
For Choice B: Your sources should be from newspapers and film periodicals of the time period in which you are discussing – which specifically discuss your film – as well as more recent periodicals that discuss your films. You should choose a theme for your films (something they have in common), as well as how they portray aspects of the African Americans historical experience. You should be looking critically at what that the films are about, who directs, produces and stars in the films, how well it was received by the larger viewing audience (white and black), as well as a discussion in how they fit our class. Please remember you must compare your films with the films watched for class.

Choice C: Your sources should be from newspapers and book periodicals of the time period in which your novel (play, non-fiction) are discussing – which specifically discuss your book and the author – as well as more recent periodicals that discuss your book/author. You will need to argue how your choice best portrays the African Americans experience. You should be looking critically at what that your book is about, who wrote it, who published it, how well it was received by the larger reading audience, as well as a discussion in how it fits our class discussion.

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