History
Order Instructions:
The purpose of this assignment is to provide students with a better understanding of Historical Fiction and Historical Non-fiction. Students are required to read both Required Textbook: Harriet Jacobs' Incidents In The Life of A Slave Girl (Historical Non-Fiction) and Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson (Historical Fiction).
After reading these books students are required to write an essay comparing both books to examine how enslaved blacks lives and experiences are documented in both book.
Students must select any four topics (4 separate paragraphs) and compare how such topics are documented in both books. Jacobs' Incidents In The Life of A Slave Girl must be the main point of reference.
Meaning, students must first select their four topics from Jacobs' and then the same four topics from Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson and then compare how Twain (historical fiction) attempts to document real life events.
(Even though the below is an example, this is how each topic discussion should be organized in the essay.).
For example: First, if Jacobs discuss enslaved clothing, then the students should document Jacobs description. Second, this discussion should be followed by a comparison to how Mark Twain discusses the enslaved dress. Finally, this discussion should address the following point of reference questions: Did Mark Twain document the enslaved dressing historically correct according to Jacobs' description? Or did
Mark Twain use literally descriptions to embellish and create his own idealized imagery of the enslaved dress? Explain.
Point of reference questions:
Students must use these questions when attempting to compare specific topics in Jacobs and Twain.
Did Mark Twain document the enslaved experiences historically correct according to Jacobs' description? Or did Mark Twain use literally descriptions to embellish and create his own idealized imagery of enslaved experiences? Explain. Do not type or restate these question in the essay.