3. What are some of the challenges that black people face in America today? Use Alexander’s “Drug War Nightmare” and Love’s “Race in America” to explain several challenges that this population experiences in American society.

Please use the structure listed below and make sure that you quote or paraphrase from both sources in every supporting paragraph. Every single time that you quote or paraphrase, be sure that you use MLA Format and state the author’s last name and page number. Also, be sure that you do a Works Cited page on a new page after your essay ends. The Works Cited page is worth 10 points. Your essay should be at least 5 paragraphs and about 500 words (about 3 pages). You will receive a tentative grade for this essay and have the option to revise it for a higher grade.

NOTE: PLEASE BE SURE TO SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY AS A MICROSOFT WORD ATTACHMENT. PDF FILES, GOOGLE DOCS, AND OTHER FORMATS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Steps:
1. Select a topic that interests you from the list on the back of this page and review the reading on that topic and your notes from the class discussion.
2. Then, organize your essay with the outline passed out in class (Worth 5 points)
• Write your argument (thesis) on the top of your paper and list reasons (topic sentences) to support your side (required)
• Select quotations from the readings that support each of your reasons (required)
• If you like, you can add any additional information to the outline that might help
3. Write a rough draft on the topic with
• An introduction
– Introductory sentences (give background information, ask a question, etc.)
– Brief summaries of the sources that you are using (optional)
– A thesis that states your argument or side (answer the topic question)
• 3 Supporting paragraphs – Each one should have the following parts:
– A topic sentence that states one reason to defend your thesis
– Details (general explanations) from society and from your experiences
– A mix of quotes and paraphrases from BOTH readings to support your details with an in-text citation after each and every quote or paraphrase like (Alexander 277).
– Details that relate the quote or paraphrase to your point (Bring it back to the big idea)
– A closing sentence
• A conclusion
– Sum up your main points, restate your argument, or propose a solution
• A Works Cited Page (Worth 10 points)
– On a new page after your conclusion
– Alphabetize your sources by last name (or title if no name is provided)
– Write Works Cited on the top of the paper and provide a full reference to the readings that you used in MLA format – use pages 39-65 of your Course Guide to do this.