Information Literacy Assignment for GHUM 200 Sandra Duvivier Melissa S. Van Vuuren

GHUM 200: Great Works An interdisciplinary course with a focus on 20 th century African American literature An interdisciplinary course with a focus on 20 th century African American literature Cover novels, plays, and short stories Cover novels, plays, and short stories Students - primarily sophomores Students - primarily sophomores

Assignment In a six-page paper, analyze representations of race and gender in either Toni Morrison’s Sula or Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun. Include citations from a credible cultural/historical source and critical literary article relevant to the novel. Source lists will be provided by the instructor. In a six-page paper, analyze representations of race and gender in either Toni Morrison’s Sula or Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun. Include citations from a credible cultural/historical source and critical literary article relevant to the novel. Source lists will be provided by the instructor.

Sample Cultural/Historical Sources Appiah, Kwame Anthony, and Henry Louis Gates, eds. Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. 2nd ed. 5 vols. Oxford; New York: Oxford UP, Appiah, Kwame Anthony, and Henry Louis Gates, eds. Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. 2nd ed. 5 vols. Oxford; New York: Oxford UP, Tompkins, Vincent, ed. American Decades. 10 vols. Detroit: Gale, Tompkins, Vincent, ed. American Decades. 10 vols. Detroit: Gale, Ostrom, Hans A., and J. David Macey, Jr., eds. Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature. 5 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, Ostrom, Hans A., and J. David Macey, Jr., eds. Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature. 5 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005.

Objectives Students will develop a clear thesis statement. Students will develop a clear thesis statement. Students will construct new knowledge from their analysis of an article’s main concepts. Students will construct new knowledge from their analysis of an article’s main concepts. Students will organize their papers in a clear, logical manner. Students will organize their papers in a clear, logical manner. Students will adhere to stylistic, grammatical, and spelling conventions. Students will adhere to stylistic, grammatical, and spelling conventions. Students will cite sources in proper MLA format. Students will cite sources in proper MLA format.

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