Write a 3-page critical response essay that critiques 1 article, Old Stereotypes
Made New: A Textual Analysis on the Tragic Mulatto Stereotype in Contemporary Hollywood.
Use MLA 8th edition, in-text citations and the Works Cited page.

1. Introduction: Attention Getter, Background Info/General Info about Topic, Thesis
2. Body: a. Summary, b. Analysis: Evaluate the evidence: sufficient (enough evidence, examples), representative (large enough pool/sample), relevant (accurate correlations), accurate, claims fairly qualified, c. Response: base reaction on your own experience, prior knowledge, and opinions
3. Conclusion: Repeat thesis, main points of analysis and final thoughts
4. Documentation: Works Cited
   • Remember to summarize/paraphrase examples/evidence from the article and give credit to the source by including an in-text citation. Avoid long quotes or a lot of quotes. If you quote, use phrases and/or no more than 2 lines of quoted text. Your similarity goal is 15%. Points will be deducted for submissions that exceed the maximum.
   Questions to help guide the body paragraphs:
   I. Summarizing – This shouldn’t be very long.
   The first step to writing is to read actively and thoughtfully, seeking answers to the following questions as you go:
   • What is the primary purpose of the work?
   • Who is the intended audience?
   • What are the main ideas/arguments of the article? What are the main points of the arguments?
   II. Analyzing (interpretation and evaluation) – This is the longest section of your essay. 3 small paragraphs (points) should cover it.
   To help you generate content for your analysis, consider the following questions:
   • Does the work achieve its purpose? Fully or only partially? How so? Evidence
   • Was the purpose worthwhile to begin with? Or was it too limited, bias, trivial, broad, theoretical, etc.? How so? Evidence
   • Is any of the evidence weak or insufficient? In what way? Conversely, is the evidence/support particularly effective or strong? How so? Evidence
   • Can the writer supply further explanation to clarify or support any of the main points, ideas, and arguments? How so? Evidence
   • Are there sections you don’t understand? Why? Evidence
   • Is the organization of the work an important factor? Does its organization help me understand it, hinder my understanding, or neither? How so? Evidence
   • Is anything about the language or style significant? How so? Evidence
   III. Responding: Briefly discuss your opinion of the topic. Your opinion of the topic should only be in this section (not the summary or analysis)

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