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Writing Prompt for Module #12 Response (Mid-20th Century African American Writers)
Write a deliberate and thoughtful response of no more than one page (single-spaced) or two pages (double-spaced) to the following Module Response Prompt. Your response should not be simple plot summaries of the readings. Instead, you should demonstrate your understanding of the module as a whole (the big picture). Work to make connections between different authors and their works (inside or outside of that module), as well as comment on significant historical or cultural events as they relate to the readings. Use any class notes or author web links to your advantage by synthesizing the information with the assigned readings. Grammar and punctuation will count. Submit your Module Response through the appropriate Module Response assignment links found in each Learning Module, or else under the Module Response link in blue along the left side of the screen. Please submit your response in an attached Word file (.docx or .doc), Rich Text File (.rtf), or a .PDF.
This module contains African American writers from the middle of the twentieth century. Describe the difficulties these writers faced. What particular problems did they describe in their works? How are the strategies for dealing with racial issues different in the assigned readings? Make sure to offer textual examples to support your discussion.
Book ( The Norton Anthology American Literature) Shorter Ninth Edition 1865 To The Present
Mid-20th Century African American Writers (1940s-1960s)
Richard Wright “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” (1059-1067)
James Baldwin “Sonny’s Blues” (1343-1365)
Ralph Ellison from Invisible Man, Chapter 1, “Battle Royal” (1210-1220)
Gwendolyn Brooks “We Real Cool” (1303)
“The Last Quatrain of the Ballad of Emmett Till” (1303)