this essay assignment asks you to think about an aspect of your identity (who you are personally) that is misrepresented or stereotyped. Your Goal : To educate readers about how stereotypes are...

this essay assignment asks you to think about an aspect of your identity (who you are personally) that is misrepresented or stereotyped.

Your Goal:

To educate readers about how stereotypes are harmful and how they can dehumanize or make it difficult for others to see the inherent dignity and humanity of individuals.

Some questions to consider as you brainstorm and write:

• What are some of the stereotypes about you?


• What are some of the misconceptions that people have about you?


• Explain why the typical stereotype is harmful.

In two to three (typed and double spaced pages) explain why the stereotype represents an aspect of your identity in an inaccurate way and educate your readers about the reality of your experience.

Instructions:

1. You can share some anecdotes (brief personal stories) to illustrate/demonstrate the stereotype.


2. 
   

   
   Important Points to Remember:

   
   

   (1) Write a clear thesis

   
   

   (2) Use detailed examples to make your points

   
   

   (3) Write to inform

   
   

   (4) If you reflect on personal experience (can use I = first person point of view)

   
   

   (6) No you, remember to avoid second person point of view

   
   

   please write in third person present tense, he/she/it/one/they/their.

   
   


3. 
   

   Format:

   
   

   Your paper, appropriately titled, should be between two and three typed pages, double-spaced, in a 12-point font. Please put your name, the title of the course and index number, and the date on the top left-hand corner of the first page.

   
   

   
   

   Your title should be centered on the first page below your name, and you should begin your text one line below your title.Type your name in the upper right-hand corner of each page after the first page, and please number your pages.Please use white paper, and do not use covers.

   
   


4. 
   

   This paper should be about an African woman dealing with stereotypes in Maryland and the different assumptions people have against African people, especially African woman. This writer is a middle-aged 50-year-old African woman with 3 children. Please make it African and Maryland based related.