Find an essay about Frederick Douglas and follow the directions below. It must be an essay by an academic author so I have provided search engines if you could use any of those that would be much appreciated.
All essays are being presented in an argumentative fashion, so you must have a specific, defined position that you will be taking in regards to the material. You must construct your essay with a thesis, plan of action, and use contextual evidence to prove the argument. Do not hesitate to disagree with them. If there are points where you agree, you must support why you are agreeing with them without reciting their proofs. Do not regurgitate or summarize what happens in the literary work. Do not regurgitate or summarize what happens in the academic literary analysis essays.
Obviously, you will be using outside source materials, so you must cite the works, including the works from the textbooks, in full MLA citation. You are not limited to the material that we have discussed in class. Do not rely on your academic outside sources to identify the interpretations of the works for you, but engage the academic source in a full conversation. . Because you are writing about literature, you will be using present tense throughout the essay.
PLEASE read the prompt, DON’T summarize.
If there are points where you agree, you must support why you are agreeing with them WITHOUT reciting their proofs.
Please use this source as one of the sources if possible:
https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX1387200054/GVRL?u=viva2_gcc&sid=GVRL&xid=7ffca624
If possible and accesible please try and use the following search engines:
Project MUSE
JSTOR
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Literature Shelf
Gale Literary Sources