Instruction
For your first response essay, you will read the introduction to Dr. Woodson's "The Mis-Education of the Negro." (You are welcome to read more, but only the introduction is required). Then, you will respond to a central idea or ideas within the text, summarizing what Dr. Woodson states and analyzing it regarding its validity or accuracy, its connection to your own life, how much it has changed, or to another text regarding education (consider, for example, Malcolm X's essay "Learning to Read.")
You will need to provide an introduction with a clear thesis statement, at least 2 body paragraphs that have a clear topic sentence each with adequate and developed evidence, and a concluding paragraph. Refer to the AICE framework document for how to develop your body paragraphs.
This essay requires at least 4 paragraphs in total; this will be necessity of development be 2 to 3 pages. If you do not have at least 2 full pages, your development is likely lacking in the body, and requires revision.
Your job here is to present your response to the reading and explain why you have that response. This will require not only evidence from the text itself, but that evidence needs explanation and connection to your response. You need to convince us why you have that response and that it is based on the text (and other evidence you choose to bring in)--this requires substantial explanation. The evidence alone cannot substitute for your interpretation.
We will also discussion citation practices for this text to begin our semester-long exploration and practice of MLA documentation.