Douglass maintains that slavery dehumanized both the slave and slaveholder.

Please choose one of the following questions to address in your midterm paper. If you would like to select your own topic of discussion, please visit me during office hours to have your topic approved.

This should be an argumentative essay, which presents textual evidence in support of your main claim (thesis), and which answers the posed question(s).

 

Prompt:  Douglass maintains that slavery dehumanized both the slave and slaveholder. Support this thesis with specific examples from Douglass’ Narrative.

 

Be sure to provide textual evidence for all your claims.

 

Please use MLA or Chicago-style citations.

 

Length: 5 pages

Format: 12-point font, double spaced, 1” margins

 

See Sample Paper Format handout for more formatting details, including filename and heading guidelines.

*Make sure you gather evidence and quotes following the prompt through through Frederick Douglass’s Narrative on this site:

*Also use at least 3 outside source but mostly focus on the reading on this site this is very important

https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglass/douglass.html

Grading criteria

This rubric has been designed to assess your formal argumentative writing.

Argument / Focus
Argument is clear and provocative. Supports thesis with evidence and analysis that is thorough and careful.
5points
Argument demonstrates a thesis.
4points
Thesis is missing, or paper does not cover the idea stated in the thesis.
3points
No submission.
0points
Flow
Ideas arranged in a logical order that is clear to the reader. Transitions guide the reader through the argument. Conclusion summarizes main idea and shows import of argument.
5points
Ideas are organized logically. Topic sentences are used to guide the reader. Conclusion restates main idea.
4points
Movement among ideas is abrupt or illogical. Paragraphs are not coherent.
3points
No submission.
0points
Depth
Writer provides new information, clarity, or a unique perspective to scholarly discussion of the topic.
5points
Paper shows some focused coverage of the topic.
4points
Paper appears to be hastily written with underdeveloped ideas.
3points
No submission.
0points
Use of Evidence
Quotations are limited to striking statements or examples where precise wording is important. Evidence strongly supports interpretation.
5points
Material from other authors is properly credited and connected to focus of the paper. Source material is properly understood.
4points
Material from other authors used without proper citation, and/or without consequence or significance.
3points
No submission.
0points
Grammar
Writing follows the grammatical and spelling conventions of standard English.
5points
Writing generally follows the grammatical and spelling conventions of standard English.
4points
Writing is riddled with errors and imprecise expression.
3points
No submission.
0points
Voice / Style
Material from other authors is smoothly integrated. Word choice is precise and sophisticated. Sentences are stylistically interesting.
5points
Material from other authors is distinguishable from the writer’s own ideas. Word choice is formal. Sentences vary from complex to simple.
4points
Material from the writer and other authors blends together. Word choice colloquial. Sentence structure simplistic.
3points
No submission.
0points
Apparatus
Citations are cleanly and correctly executed. Meets all formatting requirements.
5points
Citations are for the most part correctly executed. Formatting requirements are mostly met.
4points
No citations or improperly formatted citations. Does not follow formatting requirements completely or correctly.
3points
No submission.
0points
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