Problem: A response to Adrienne Rich's "Claiming an Education," helped assess your reading skills. This timed diagnostic writing assignment assesses your ability to produce a college-level writing sample on your own without instructor, peer, or Internet assistance. In other words, use your original ideas and your writing voice.
The writing prompt and instructions will be available only after you select the "Timed Writing: Diagnostic Writing Assignment" link and then select "Begin" at the bottom of the page, below the instructions. Allow 2 and 1/2 hours for completion, and keep a copy of Rich's "Claiming an Education" handy for the duration of the timed essay.
Claiming an Education
Additional Resources: If you would like to know more about Adrienne Rich and her work, feel free to browse the following website:
Excerpts from Claiming an education - YouTube
Poetry Everywhere: "What Kind of Times Are These" by Adrienne Rich - YouTube
Adrienne Rich On The Powerful, Powerless Mother: NPR