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Essay 2: Festival of Knowledge I (Midterm)

Essay 2: Festival of Knowledge I (Midterm)

Q Essay Prompt Using the sources listed below, analyze the relationship between racism, implicit bias, and stereotype using the classification and division essay model. Discuss how these terms relate to each other, and then discuss why these concepts are important to our present day society. Discussion 5: Implicit Bias, Assignment: Add Definition and/or Example, Lecture Notes Implicit Bias - Videos Lecture Notes Implicit Bias - Types Lecture Notes Generalizations and Stereotypes Purpose: To write an organized classification and division essay that clearly communicates a main point or thesis, supports the point(s), and connects the support. Format: Please be sure to use the MLA 8 Essay Template Download MLA 8 Essay Template to create your essay. Your essay should include: Introduction – one or two sentences that take the reader from the big picture to the specific topic. Discuss the current social background and the need for discussion about social justice. Thesis statement (multi-part). Tell the reader what the relationship is between the terms and why it is important to society. PLEASE UNDERLINE THE THESIS. At least two quotations and examples for each of the terms that support the thesis. Transitional techniques between thoughts and paragraphs to make the essay flow. Conclusion – restate the thesis and recap the support. Works Cited page – lists all the sources that were quoted/cited in the essay, alphabetically by author’s last name. Note that the entry will depend on the format you used (video/article). The essay should be at least six paragraphs long, and each paragraph should contain 8- 10 sentences. In each of the paragraphs, one of the sentences should be a topic sentence. Step 1: Prewriting To get started writing, first pick at least one prewriting strategy (brainstorming, rewriting, journaling, mapping, questioning, sketching) to develop ideas for your essay. Please note that you will not need to turn this in for a grade. Step 2: Drafting Next, write a draft of your essay. Develop an enticing title. Think of specific, interesting details or events to incorporate into the essay to grab the reader. Let the essay reflect your own voice and ideas. Organize the essay in a way that may capture the reader, but don’t string the reader along too much with “next, next, next.” To avoid just telling what happens, SHOW us what happened with vivid examples and/or testimony. Make sure you take time to reflect on why these terms are significant. Create a logical sequence for your paragraphs using Lecture Notes on Transitional Words and Phrases. Use the introduction to establish the situation the essay will address but avoid addressing the assignment directly (don’t write “I am going to write about…” – this takes the fun out of reading the work!). Make sure you take time to reflect on why your points are significant to our society.

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Even if we are unaware or deny it, but implicit bias exists in all of us. It might be intentional or unintentional, but it happens. To understand further we must have an idea of the term “implicit bias”. At times we are unaware of or misunderstand the nature of our thoughts and feelings, they are considered "implicit." When we have a preference or dislike towards a person