Today in class you worked on your essay for "A Private Experience." The final draft of the essay is due on Friday, September 14. You may write the final draft by hand, neatly, or you may type it.
The essay topic is
The riot in the story begins when a Christian Igbo man runs over a copy of the Holy Koran; afterwards, Hausa Muslims drag him out of his car and decapitate him. Incorporate evidence from text to give examples of the religious and cultural conflict at the heart of the story. What do the women have in common? What are the differences between them? How does Chika view the Hausa woman? What stereotypes does Chika hold? In what ways does the Hausa woman live up to those stereotypes? In what ways does she defy Chika’s expectations? Do you think the cultures discussed in this story will ever be at peace? Why or why not?
Your paper should be a minimum of four paragraphs. You can find the full text of the story here.
You must turn in the plan that you created for the essay with your paper to receive full credit.
Remember, too, that you will be having a vocabulary quiz on the words from "A Private Experience" on Friday.
Here are the words:
garish
machete
hostel
waft
mortuaries
surreal
henna
diagnosis
zealot
murmur
repose
chi
ghoulish
raucous
omniscient
instinctively
legitimise
Mecca
corpses
rosary
carcasses
sheaths
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