Assignment task:
Topic: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution.
Argumentative essay (fifteen hundred words)
Based on the YouTube video please write
Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution (2009)
Instruction:
Write the introduction, in which you present the background information of the author and the source, your research question, and your thesis statement (the argument that you will try to prove)
Write two body paragraphs, in which you present supporting evidence from the primary sources. Be sure to use at least two (2) direct quotes from the video/text in your answer. Don't forget to also refer to specific chapters, excerpts, plot development, and/or characters in the book in your answer. You may also use secondary sources that you find during your research.
Write the conclusion, in which you recap your main thesis, the main points of you argumentation, and an overall conclusion statement. This statement should include the ways in which the chosen text has made you think about your own sense of identity/worldview.
NOTE: Please quote properly. Watch the video.