The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Topic: "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness"

Essay 1 Assignment as a Classical Argument

Arguing for a particular literary interpretation by explicating metaphor (7 paragraphs)

Choose a short story or narrative poem that fits with the theme that you have chosen or the theme your class as a group has chosen. Write a 7-paragraph essay that supports your interpretation of a short work of literature.

The stand you take must be your own opinion about the story. The essay must contain the following:

Your position on the topic (thesis paragraph and 3 supporting paragraphs);

An opposing position on the topic (the counterargument); and

A synthesis of the opposing position with your own by effectively refuting it (rebuttal);

Conclusion