NOTE: THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS MODIFIED INTO YOUR DISCUSSION OF MODERNIST AND HARLEM RENAISSANCE POETS

Essay Topic (4-5 pages, 12-pt. font, double-spaced; choose 1 topic below)

  1. Write a persuasive essay response to a text we’ve read. What is the author’s argument? How (through which literary devices) is that argument conveyed? What do you think are the important ideas in this text, and why? How are these ideas relevant today?
  2. Compare a text we’ve read with a current event.
  3. Write a comparison/contrast essay to two texts we’ve read. What similarities do the two pieces share? How are they different?

DO NOT USE OUTSIDE SOURCES/USE YOUR OWN VOICE!!!