Overview
Purpose:
Reflective writing gives students an opportunity to practice critical thinking, to synthesize material learned from many sources, and to improve written communication skills. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on expressions of black radicalism during the period of enslavement.
Outcomes:
- Students will synthesize many sources’ articulations of black resistance during the period of enslavement.
- Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills regarding expressions of black radicalism during the period of enslavement.
- Students will identify and critique their own assumptions and worldviews regarding black radical actions during the period of enslavement.
Task:
Please write no fewer than 3 full pages on the history of black resistance during the period of enslavement. Utilize the following sources:
- Slavery’s Exiles, chapters 1-8
- Week 2 materials = resisting enslavement
- Week 4 materials = marronage in Jamaica (Queen Nanny)
- Week 7 materials = armed resistance in Haiti and Louisiana
Please write an essay that addresses the following questions:
- Based on these sources, what were the most effective and enduring acts of resistance practiced by people who were enslaved? Why? Explain.
- Based on these sources, what were the most effective and enduring acts of armed revolt against the institution of slavery? Why? Explain.
- Based on these sources, how is marronage a significant representation of black radicalism? Explain.
- Reflection: what did you learn from these materials that you didn’t know before?
- Reflection: how was your understanding of the history of slavery changed or affected by these materials?
Organization:
- Introduction
- Introduce the subject of the paper.
- Tell the reader what to expect from your paper. (In this paper, I will…)
- Body
- Use your selected materials (under Task above) to answer the bulleted questions above.
- Cite at least 4 materials from those above.
- Make sure that your paper flows: don’t just answer the questions in order.
- Integrate your reflections into the body of your paper. Don’t simply tack them onto the end.
- Conclusion
- Concisely restate your main arguments. (In this paper, I have shown…)
Proofread for:
- Double-spacing
- Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation
- Clarity in writing
- Proper sentence structure
- Proper citations
Details:
- Paper must be typed, double-spaced, with pages numbered
- Use simple parenthetical citations, for example: (Diouf, 12)
- Write at least 3 full and complete pages
- Papers must be submitted to Brightspace – no emailed papers will be accepted
- Heading at the top of page one should be single-spaced:
Your name
XCOR 3010
Paper 1
DUE: FRIDAY MARCH 1
Assessment:
Points | Content Reflection* | Personal Growth* | Writing Quality |
20 | Exceeds expectations; makes an exceptional effort to fulfill the assignment; demonstrates a high degree of critical thinking; makes insightful and relevant connections among course materials | Conveys strong evidence of reflection on one’s own work and personal response to the course material; strongly articulates one’s own view of black radicalism | Writing is A-level college writing, including proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure |
18-19 | Meets expectations; makes a clear effort to fulfill the assignment; demonstrates some degree of critical thinking; makes some connections among course materials | Conveys evidence of reflection on one’s own work and personal response to the course material; articulates one’s own view of black radicalism | Writing is B-level college writing, with minor problems with grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure |
15-17 | Fulfills the minimum expectations of the assignment; reflection demonstrates limited critical thinking; makes limited connections among course materials | Conveys limited evidence of reflection on one’s own work and personal response to the course material; barely articulates one’s own view of black radicalism | Writing is C-level college writing, with consistent problems with grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure |
13-14 | Barely meets minimum expectations of the assignment; reflection demonstrates no critical thinking; makes no connections among course materials | Very little evidence of reflection on one’s own work and personal response to the course material; does not articulates one’s own view of black radicalism | Serious and consistent problems with grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure |
12 or below | It is very clear that the student did not fulfill the minimum requirements of the assignment | It is very clear that the student did not fulfill the minimum requirements of the assignment | It is very clear that the student did not fulfill the minimum requirements of the assignment |
Sources for week 2 - https://ldhi.library.cofc.edu/exhibits/show/hidden-voices/resisting-enslavement
Sources for Week 4 materials- https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/queen-nanny-maroons-1733/
Sources for Week 7 Materials- https://64parishes.org/entry/saint-domingue-revolution
https://64parishes.org/entry/german-coast-slave-insurrection-of-1811
https://www.pbs.org/video/largest-slave-revolt-in-u-s-history-lives-on-in-reenactment-1574615103/