Homework 8
Essay on City of Eros
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THIS
IS ASSIGNMENT 8
You have a choice of two essay topics for this assignment; you should choose only one essay to write.
ESSAY CHOICE #1
As you read in the Boston Review’s article on Grant’s book Playing the Whore, “The rescue industry is unable to imagine that the sale of sex could ever be consensual and non-exploitative.” Does the evidence in Gilfoyle regarding nineteenth century New York City support or contradict the “rescue” industry’s vision of sex work?
Essay Length: 500 - 750 words (250 words about the length of one page of double-spaced 12-pt font)
Writing Instructions:
You must have at least six direct quotations with at least one coming from the Boston Review’s article on Grant’s book Playing the Whore and no more than two quotations coming from any one assigned reading in Gilfoyle. (Yes, I want to make sure you draw upon more than a single reading). See also "writing requirements for both essay choices" below.
Another way to think about this question is "does the evidence from nineteenth century New York confirm or disprove the vision of sex work held by the rescue industry?" In short, was sex work in nineteenth century New York largely consensual and at least partially empowering? Or was it always coerced and disempowering?
The bulk of your paper, then, should be analyzing evidence from Gilfoyle.
ESSAY CHOICE #2
Popular discussions of sex work often present the profession(s) as an “underworld,” distant from both the broader economy and “respectable institutions” such as the real estate industry and city government. Does the evidence in Gilfoyle regarding nineteenth century New York City support or contradict this “underworld” vision of sex work?
Essay Length: 500 - 750 words (250 words about the length of one page of double-spaced 12-pt font)
Writing Instructions:
You must have at least six direct quotations and no more than two quotations coming from any one assigned reading in Gilfoyle. (Yes, I want to make sure you draw upon more than one Gilfoyle reading).
Writing Requirements For Both Essay Choices:
1) You must have a clear thesis statement within the first two paragraphs of this paper (and preferably in the first paragraph). (-5% pts if you don't)
2) You must underline your thesis statement (-5% pts if you don't)
3) Identify all pages from the reading in any format you want (e.g. (Gilfoyle, p. 71) )
4) In paragraphs that present evidence, you must identify your claims by placing a (CL) before them; your points of evidence by placing an (EV) before them; and your warrants by placing a (WA) before them (-5% pts if you don't)
5) integrate your direct quotations using either METHOD 3 OR METHOD 4 FROM THE EXPLANATION OF HOW TO INTEGRATE QUOTATIONS
(-10% IF YOU DO NOT)
6) punctuate the quotation properly
(-5% IF YOU DO NOT)
GRADING RUBRIC
I will be grading your essays using this rubric (delivered as a microsoft word .doc to your desktop)
You might want to look over the rubric before starting to write the paper so that you know my expectations in advance of writing the paper.
SAMPLE OUTLINE
(you do not need to follow this sample outline, but if you are stuck or need help, it's an excellent way to guide you through the process, See "sample cl/ev/wa" paragraph above as well)
I. Intro
A. brief (2 or 3 sentence) background info the reader requires to understand the rest of your paper
B. Thesis.
II. POINT 1
transition from previous paragraph (how to write a transition (longer explanation; shorter explanation)
claim:
evidence: quotation(s) from source
warrant: (remember to use your warrant to explain how and why the evidence supports your claim)
III. POINT 2
transition from previous paragraph (how to write a transition (longer explanation; shorter explanation)
transition from previous paragraph (how to write a transition (longer explanation; shorter explanation)
claim:
evidence: quotation(s) from source
warrant: (remember to use your warrant to explain how and why the evidence supports your claim)
IV POINT 3
transition from previous paragraph (how to write a transition (longer explanation; shorter explanation)
transition from previous paragraph (how to write a transition (longer explanation; shorter explanation)
claim:
evidence: quotation(s) from source
warrant: (remember to use your warrant to explain how and why the evidence supports your claim)
V. Conclusion (how to write a conclusion)
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