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Assignment: Humanities- Race and Ethnicity in United States History Research Paper
Students are to write a research paper that analyzes any humanities-based topic of their choosing and connects the topic historically and modernly in the United States. Students must create an argument or thesis statement related to the arts (literary, visual, performing, etc.) and support that argument with reliable evidence. Students must also identify how the social, cultural, and/or historical context of creative works (literature, music, visual art, popular culture, architecture, etc.) showcase their meanings, values, and/or significance.
For Paper: Interpret how the social, cultural, and/or historical context of creative works (literature, music, visual art, popular culture, architecture, etc.) inform their meanings, values, and/or significance.
1) Analyze and apply the themes, symbols, and messages in creative works to your own lives, identities, and experiences.
2) Analyze how creative works are used to contest, assert, or mediate social and cultural power related to race, class, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and/or religion.
3) Develop an argument or thesis statement related to the arts (literary, visual, performing, etc.) and support that argument with reliable evidence.