SHORT PAPER 3

Choose one text from Week 11 or later and develop a focused examination of at least one central theme that the work explores. Reference at least one discussion post by a peer

Engage closely with specific details from the texts. Avoid relying on generalizations. Quote from your texts for support.

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Include a works cited page (even if you’ve not used any research, you should have a works cited page for your primary text/texts)

June Jordan

“Poem about Police Violence” p. 764

“Poem about My Rights” p. 766

Nikki Giovanni

“Nikki-Rosa” p. 882

“Revolutionary Music” p. 882

“All I Gotta Do” p. 884

“Ego Tripping (there may be a reason why)” p. 885

Maya Angelou

“Still I Rise” p. 946

Lucille Clifton

“[in the inner city]” p. 1125

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“good times” p. 1126

“Malcolm” p. 1127

“homage to my hips” p. 1127

“study the masters” p. 1128