How it feels to be colored me by Hurston

You will write a three-paragraph essay in which you will analyze Hurstons essay and how it relates to you.

Your essay should include the following
1. Is race Hurstons most important feature? How else does she define herself? How does her sense of self-change

2. To what extent do you identify with your own racial or ethnic background? Consider the following when answering this question

-what factors shape our identities?
-What dilemmas arise when others view us differently than we view ourselves?
-How does our identity influence our choices?
– How do our identity inform our values, ideas, and action?

3. Please also include a conclusion paragraph that restates the main ideas and wraps up reflection

ESSAY OUTLINE:

.Introduce the name of the essay and the author

.In a complete sentence, answer the question; Is race Hurston’s most important feature?

.In a complete sentence, explain how you think Hurst defines herself?

.In a complete sentence, name one or another way Hurst define herself

.In a complete sentence, answer the question; does her sense of self-change? If so, how? If not,  why do you think that is

Paragraph 2:

.Discus to what extent you identify with your own racial or ethnic background

.In 1-2 complete sentences, discuss what factor you think our identity influence our choices

.In 1-2  complete sentences, discuss what happens when others view us differently than we view ourselves

.In 1-2 complete sentences, discuss how you think our identity influences our choices.

.In 1-2 complete sentences, discuss how our identities affect our values, ideas, and action.

Paragraph 3: conclusion

. In 4-6 sentence, please restate your main ideas and wrap up your reflection