Write an essay in which you discuss what Tennessee Williams,Clementine Wamariya,andLinda Hogan havetosay about the creation,struggles, and lasting impacts of being a refugee.
● demonstrate my comprehension of English 12B course texts: A Streetcar Named Desire and The Girl Who Smiled Beads. ● apply my knowledge of writing organized, coherent, well-developed essays. ● articulate the themes, motifs, and symbolism in our course texts. ● write a clear, precise thesis statement and support that thesis with cited textual evidence. ● make connections across texts and with my own experience in order to adhere to reader response theory. ● apply standard English language usage conventions, capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics. Directions: The following prompt is based on the excerpted material that I provided last week and that you used to prepare for this exam; in addition, you will be asked to use Linda Hogan’s “History,” a poem you will read before you write your essay. You will need to cite Hogan’s poem in your essay as well. ● Final Exam Essay Prompt: What do Tennessee Williams, Clementine Wamariya, and Linda Hogan have to say about the creation, struggles, and lasting impacts of being a refugee? This question requires you to synthesize three sources into a coherent, well-written essay. When you synthesize sources you refer to them to develop your thesis and cite them accurately. The claim you make in your thesis should be central to your essay; the sources should simply support and illustrate your thesis. Avoid over-quoting or merely summarizing sources. Introduction In 1994, Rwandan Tutsis were slaughtered. For 100 days, people like Clementine Wamariya and her sister, Claire, fled from Hutus wielding machetes, looking for blood–looking to cleanse Rwanda of their countrymen, whom they labeled “cockroaches.” In that time, many Tutsis fled Rwanda into neighboring countries such as the DRC, Kenya, and Tanzania. They became refugees. In 1947, a fictional character named Blanche DuBois also fled her home. Labled an outcast, Blanche was ejected from Laurel, her hometown in Mississippi, and forced to find refuge with her sister, Stella, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Stripped her home, legacy, inheritance, and integrity, Blanche also became a refugee. Assignment Read the following poem by Linda Hogan carefully. Write an essay in which you discuss what Tennessee Williams,Clementine Wamariya,andLinda Hogan havetosay about the creation,struggles, and lasting impacts of being a refugee. When you write your essay, you should plan to discuss all three texts and all three authors, as well as cite at least TWO direct quotations per body paragraph. ●● ● ●“H istory” by Linda Hogan
