Portrayal of African Americans WRITING PROMPTS.docx



Lefkowitz -- AFR-AMER ST. name _________________

Portrayal of African-Americans

WRITING PROMPT

topics of study:

1. “vernacular” photography

2. minstrel shows and blackface

3. the Harmon portrait exhibit

4. painters of the Harlem Renaissance

writing prompt:

What is the relationship between visual portrayal of African-American people -- in the Jim Crow Era, particularly -- and the culture, politics and society of black America and white America?

requirements

● a response that addresses the question for the majority of the essay (5 points)

○ ** yes, you may focus on some and not all parts of the question, if you would like **

○ avoids rambling away from the question

● ideas and information expressed clearly (10 points)

● evidence of effort (10 points)

○ such as addressing many different ideas, and not being repetitive

○ such as exploring several aspects of an idea, and not just skimming over ideas and information in a vague way

○ contains between 400 and 500 words

● substantial discussion of at least three of the topics of study (5 points)

● no particular structure or format is required

submission

Please write in Google Docs, then choose the “Share” option. Enter my email address: lefkowitze@ to share it with me. This way I can check the word count.

Please also submit a paper copy.

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