Essay On Frederick Douglas
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Essay 1: Comparison
This handout gives an overview of the first essay assignment and contains several forms and worksheets that you will need at various stages of the writing process.
The Rhetorical Situation: • Purpose: Write an essay that points out parallels and connections between two literary/historical figures (Frederick Douglass and Lucy Grealy). Your essay and others will help high school English and social studies teachers prepare to teach their classes. • Audience: Your essay will (hypothetically) become part of a guide for high school English and social studies teachers who have their students read “Learning to Read and Write” and “Mirrors.” • Topic: The topic of your comparison should be some specific aspect of Douglass and Grealy (or some specific aspect of their experiences). …show more content…
These decisions will help you to plan the essay. The completed handout will let me know what your plans are and allow me to give you some guidance before you write a draft.
1. Description of task: in a brief paragraph, describe the essay you plan to write. Be as specific as possible about your topic, the type of essay, and the audience. Your audience should be a specific group of adults, real or hypothetical. Begin your description with a sentence in this format: I plan to write a _______about _____ for _______. (essay type) (topic) (audience)
I plan to write a comparison essay about Lucy Grealy and Frederick Douglas personalities for high school English and social studies
Essay 1: Comparison
This handout gives an overview of the first essay assignment and contains several forms and worksheets that you will need at various stages of the writing process.
The Rhetorical Situation: • Purpose: Write an essay that points out parallels and connections between two literary/historical figures (Frederick Douglass and Lucy Grealy). Your essay and others will help high school English and social studies teachers prepare to teach their classes. • Audience: Your essay will (hypothetically) become part of a guide for high school English and social studies teachers who have their students read “Learning to Read and Write” and “Mirrors.” • Topic: The topic of your comparison should be some specific aspect of Douglass and Grealy (or some specific aspect of their experiences). …show more content…
These decisions will help you to plan the essay. The completed handout will let me know what your plans are and allow me to give you some guidance before you write a draft.
1. Description of task: in a brief paragraph, describe the essay you plan to write. Be as specific as possible about your topic, the type of essay, and the audience. Your audience should be a specific group of adults, real or hypothetical. Begin your description with a sentence in this format: I plan to write a _______about _____ for _______. (essay type) (topic) (audience)
I plan to write a comparison essay about Lucy Grealy and Frederick Douglas personalities for high school English and social studies