Review the Strategy Questions for Organizing Your Argument Essay in "Creating an Informal Outline" section
of Chapter 4, and then write a 1000-word argument for a claim of value connecting individual identity and
family heritage. To help you develop your claim of value think through questions such as these:
How are people's identities shaped by their surrounding familial and cultural traditions?
How uniform and valued/cherished is your family history?
In order to support your claim of value, you'll need to include a variety of sources and perspectives. Incorporate
the following into your paper:
your first-hand experiences
evidence gathered from stories in this module
researched scholarly insight into family and self-identity
our Core Values of Excellence and/or Integrity
The Readings from this week:
Ernest Hemingway, "Hills Like White Elephants"
Alice Walker, "Everyday Use"
Nikki Giovanni, "Mothers"
Seamus Heaney, "Mid-term Break"
Peter Meineke, "Advice to My Son"
Adrienne Rich, "Delta"
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