FormatforWritingAssignments-2
Art, Race and the Black Struggle
FORMAT FOR WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
Student’s name
Class name
Days and time of class
Date
Title Of Writing Assignment
(i.e., Response to Pages ___ to ___)
All writing assignments must be 125 words (approximately 9 lines of text) typed with 12-point
type (Times Roman or Arial), double-spaced, and justified to the left. Handwritten assignments
will not be accepted. These writing assignments are not summaries. They are CRITICAL
RESPONSES to the readings. I want your opinion INFORMED BY THE ENTIRE
READING. After reading the entire reading, type your answers to the following questions: What
is the most important thought you got from the entire reading? What information did you like
the most from the reading? Why did you like that particular part? What does that part remind you
of in our day and time? Are there any other ideas that come to your mind when you think about
the reading? What are they and why do they come to mind? Answering these questions will
assist you in writing a meaningful response. Your response must consider the entire reading or it
will not count. It must also show that you seriously thought about what you read. If it does not
show careful thought, if it uses the author’s words in answering the questions, if it is a summary,
if it comments only on the pictures or a minor idea in the reading, if it restates the questions to
take up word count space, or if it is not 125 words, it will not count.
Writing assignments cannot be turned in late. They are due at the beginning of class on
the due date. Also, they cannot be made up. You are allowed one drop for each half of the
semester. After your first drop, 10 points will be deducted from your class participation grade
for each writing assignment not handed in or not counted. Writing assignments can be e-mailed
to the instructor the date it is due in the event a student is going to be out. However, the student
must e-mail the assignment before the scheduled class time in order for the assignment to count.
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