: what’s important about the cultural context for the writer you’re focusing on? How does the genre help you to understand and respond to the writer’s ideas? Why is this important for YOU as the reader now?

I’ll keep posting secondary sources in Pages. I’d like the essay to be about something which continues to concern YOU, the reader in 2020.

I’d like you to imagine that you’re writing a piece for peers who don’t know anything about this period. You’re attempting to convince someone why the contexts of this author MATTER for them. Take ONE of these writers, and explain what he/she has to contribute to one of the following American issues:

Your goal is show why this writer is relevant for this topic. In other words, convince your reader why the contexts of this work matter NOW. Use outside sources (3 in total) to support your findings.