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In November 2021, Netflix released
the film version of Nella Larsen’s Passing, directed and written by
Rebecca Hall (Netflix). The film contains interesting similarities and
differences from the novella, which Larsen wrote over 100 years ago.
Write an essay
where you address the following questions:
What
are the similarities between the 2021 film version of Passing and
the original novella?
What
are the differences between the 2021 film version of Passing and
the original novella?
How
does the 2021 film version of Passing relate to Langston Hughes’s “I,
Too” and “Harlem”?
Overall,
do you think the film version of Passing was done well? Why or why
not?
Format:
You
will earn an automatic 0 if you submit a blank test. Do not ask me to
reset your score. Do not email me your essays – submit them through
Blackboard.
You
must answer the essay question above. You will not receive credit for
ignoring the question or writing about something unrelated to the topic.
You have until Monday
May 9, 2022 at 11:59PM to upload your essay.
Because
this is an online class, you can use notes, and I recommend that you have
the texts with you so you can use specific quotations in your essays. This
final will be relatively easy to complete if you’ve been keeping up with
the readings and my lectures.
You
are creating an argumentative, thesis-based essay. Your essays should move
beyond summarization. Use the course texts to support, not overpower,
your own argument. You will not receive credit for completing the
final essay if most of the essay does not contain your own interpretation
of the course texts. Provide examples from the texts to support your own
analysis.
Use
MLA format to cite all your sources. This includes course texts and
any outside sources.
As
stated on the syllabus, do not copy and paste information from essay
creation sites, help sites, or other cheating sites. Doing so counts as
plagiarism, and you will automatically fail the course.
I
will use the same rubric as the midterm exam to grade your final essay.
Please
listen to my lecture from Monday April 25, where I discussed the midterm
exam and how students can improve for the final exam.