• This paper should be no longer than five pages long, including bibliography.
• Double-space with a font similar to Times New Roman (1" margins).
• Your papershould cite at least four sources from the course readings. Your paper should use the course readings to develop your thesis.
Outside sources will not be needed for this paper. Documentaries can be used as sources for this midterm but should not be considered part of the minimum "four" sources required for the assignment. All sources should be included in the bibliography.
• Paper will be concise and thoughtful. This paper should be answered in two distinct answers. Each answer should have its own thesis and support derived from the course readings/content. Each answer should properly cite sources using MLA format. Only one bibliography for both answers is needed. Each answer and thesis should be a direct response to all parts of each midterm question, outlining your argument.
• You should utilize course content to support your two theses and statements. Paper will have well founded arguments. Underline your thesis statement for each answer.
• If you do not know MLA or do not own an MLA style guide you can view the style guide at the following website:
Prompt:
Question #1: Identify the theses for Menchaca Chapter 1 & 2, Nesmar's Introduction, and Mann's Chapter 1. How do these three theses relate to one another? Lastly, How do the theses for these three readings (four chapters) relate to the Youtubedocumentary "Struggle in the Fields"?
Question #2: What did Aztlan(Menchaca-racial foundations)mean to the Chicano Movement? What was Aztlan's significance as an idea and how did it respond to the historical legacy of racialization that took place through colonization/conquest?
Reading use in this paper:
1. Charles C. Mann. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
2. MarthaMenchaca. Recovering History, Constructing Race: The Indian, Black, and White Roots of Mexican Americans.
3. Daniel Nesmer. Infrastructures of Race: Concentration and Biopolitics in Colonial Mexico.