For Essay #3, you will write an intellectual analysis that includes an introductory paragraph (1 or 2), a background paragraph, several application paragraphs (3 or 4)Links to an external site., and a conclusion (1 or 2). Support your argument by presenting specific examples from both your primary text (the book or film) and lens perspective (Du Bois, Freire, Yosso, Sculos, and or Wade and Marx Ferree) and making clear connections, by presenting a thoughtful rationale, and analyzing how both texts relate. In addition, you will need one secondary source of your choice. Remember to follow MLA style and add parenthetical references when necessary.
(DO THE ANALYSES EITHER ON THE SUPER MARIO BROS NEW MOVIE OR THE BOOK PERSEPOLIS BY Marjane Satrapi’s WHICH EVER IS FEASIBLE )
Toxic Masculinity and Hypermasculinity
Using Sculos’s toxic masculinity and/or Wade and Marx Ferree’s hypermasculinity as a critical framework, analyze the performance of masculinity in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, Tomás Rivera’s . . . y no se lo trago la tierra / And the Earth Did Not Devour Him, Ángel Manuel Soto’s Blue Beetle, Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic’s The Super Mario Bros.. AND/OR a film of your choice, by presenting clear literary connections. How do the characters perform masculinity in the primary text?
Banking Concept of Education
Using Freire’s banking concept of education as a critical framework, analyze Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, Tomás Rivera’s . . . y no se lo trago la tierra / And the Earth Did Not Devour Him, Ángel Manuel Soto’s Blue Beetle, Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic’s The Super Mario Bros.. AND/OR a film of your choice, by presenting clear literary connections. Are the characters depositors and/or depositories in the primary text? Present clear connections.
The Double Consciousness/The Veil
Using Du Bois’s double consciousness/the veil as a critical framework, analyze characters in double consciousness/veil in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, Tomás Rivera’s . . . y no se lo trago la tierra / And the Earth Did Not Devour Him, Ángel Manuel Soto’s Blue Beetle, Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic’s The Super Mario Bros.. AND/OR a film of your choice, by presenting clear literary connections. How do the characters experience the double consciousness/the veil in the primary text?
Cultural Wealth Model
Using Yosso’s cultural wealth model as a critical framework, analyze cultural capital in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, Tomás Rivera’s . . . y no se lo trago la tierra / And the Earth Did Not Devour Him, Ángel Manuel Soto’s Blue Beetle, Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic’s The Super Mario Bros.. AND/OR a film of your choice., by presenting clear literary connections. How do the characters benefit from (any of) the six cultural capitals? Or, perhaps, you can explore how a character’s cultural wealth is disrupted in the primary text—the book and/or film.
Your writing must be free of logical fallacies (unless you are analyzing them). Make sure you reference both texts in your post skillfully and follow MLA guidelines.
Check-Off List for Your for Lens Perspective Writing
Does your essay follow MLA guidelines?
Does your paper present a strong introduction(s)?
Is your thesis argumentative, concise and to the point?
Does every body paragraph support your thesis statement?
Have you used both primary and two secondary sources in your essay?
Have you presented several application paragraphs?
Have you presented your sources as both credible and reliable?
Would adding an image strengthen your argument (if necessary)?
Have you introduced quotations, using identifying tags, or paraphrased where needed? Have you provided your own rationale?
Page length
4 – 6 excluding your Works Cited page
