In a clearly written paper of 1,200 words (5 pages) examine Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Your thoughtful essay should engage with author’s ideas about gender in slave culture. Your paper should follow the basic essay format of an introduction, a body, and conclusion. Your paper should be a response to the ideas not a general summary. In the introduction you should briefly summarize the general contents of the book. Next you will need to state a central argument in a form of a thesis statement that examines gender. The thesis statement should set the tone of the paper and outline what you plan to discuss. Think of the thesis as a road map for the rest of the paper. In the body of the paper you should isolate ideas that you found interesting about the book and these ideas should support the argument you established in the first paragraph. Use quotes to illuminate some of your observations. In the body, showcase what this book says about how the institution of slavery shaped gender in the antebellum period. Finally, a concluding paragraph in which you reflect on your argument and provide some concerns you may have with the authors’ ideas. This analysis should point out some of the deficiencies or shortcomings of the work and whether they make an important contribution to United States history.Before turning in your paper make sure to set aside a time to proofread your work. Watch out for passive voice and any mechanical errors. Also, format your paper with 1” margins and double-space the entire paper. No quadruple spacing between paragraphs.
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