Assignment task: Choose one of the following prompts and write a response that is at least 250-words long. You may write your response as a poem or as a paragraph. Include along with your poem or essay a few sentences about the ways in which your experiences were both similar and different from the poet's, speaker's or the character's.
A. How did you get your name? You may write about your official name, a nick name, or a name you prefer to be called. ("How I Got that Name")
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B. If you have ever worked in the food industry or in a minimum wage job, write an short essay or a poem about your experience and the way in which you were treated. ("For the Jim Crow Mexican Restaurant")
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C. Write about an incident when someone criticized your appearance and tried to make you change it. ("Black Girl Magic" or "For the Jim Crow Restaurant")
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D. If your parents or grandparents immigrated to the United States from another country, write about their experiences in a short essay or poem. ("How I Got that Name," "Heaven," or "For the Jim Crow Restaurant)