Read 1 published article about the writing of Frederick Douglas
Your assignment is to read one published article about the writing of one author on our syllabus and to write an essay response to that article.
You may choose a scholarly work – an article, a chapter of a book, a review – or a more popular publication. Be sure to choose something that offers some ideas about the author’s work. Do not choose an overview of an author’s life or work.
It must be from a credible source – a source that is worthy of being used in a university-level essay.
The reading can be about a specific work, perhaps something on our syllabus or about other aspects of that author’s work.
Also, be careful not to choose a student paper. Many university websites post student papers. Those do not count as “published” for this assignment.
The article may be from any era. If you choose something that is older, you may want to keep in mind the era in which the article was written. That could be relevant to your response.
Your reader is an intelligent person who has not read the article but is familiar with the readings for our class. Beyond that, you may organize your essay in any way that you wish. Feel free to offer a very personal response. You may be creative with this.
Remember: this is not simply a summary of the ideas in the article. This is your essay. Therefore, the focus of your essay should be your ideas.
Your first paragraph should introduce the article you are reading or one important idea from that article. State the title of the article and name the author.
