Story: Everyday Use by Alice Walker
Prompt/Question: Which character best understands their
family’s heritage: Mama or Dee?
Requirements:
1.) MLA formatted, uploaded as MS Word document.
2.) Define heritage and tell where you found the definition when introducing the quote. OR, You can choose a personal definition if you wish, and define it as you understand it.
2.) Use information from each of the videos in your response. Reference how post-colonial theory, Walker’s life or life experiences, as well as using your understanding of characterization to show how you came to your conclusion.
3.) Use at least 3 quotations from the text itself. You cannot choose both. You have to make one argument and all three quotes will support that argument.
4.) Break your response down into paragraphs.
5.) Organize the paper using the following outline or consider the “quote sandwich” model to integrate your text evidence.
Watch video on you tube Alice Walker- short biography
youtube.com/watch?v=-ae2HiCKU2I&T=6s
-Thesis that answers the question.
-Quotes to support it.
-Evidence from the videos to explain, connect, or elaborate.
-Conclusion
