ENG 1502 ASSIGNMENT 3 GUIDE.
, ENG 1502 ASSIGNMENT 3 GUIDE.
Question 1: Based on an excerpt from Maya Angelou’s All God’s Children Need
Traveling shoes (1986)
a) What do you think is the writer’s purpose in this text? Provide two relevant examples
from the text to support your answer. (5 marks)
How to answer:
First of all, take note of the mark allocation. As a general rule, I make sure my answer is at
least 10 sentences long when I get a question like this. To find the purpose, read the text at
least twice and ask yourself, ‘what is the author trying to communicate?’
Next, consider the race, age, gender, and nationality of the author, as well as the setting of the
excerpt. This gives you a lot of information. In this case, Maya Angelou is a Black American
woman. Black people are a minority in America and are victims of a system that was created
to work against them so she experiences a number of injustices in her home country.
However, when she comes to Africa, she becomes part of the majority (racially) which gives
her a sense of belonging that she lacks in her home country.
Therefore, consider all these things when answering such a question and support them by
giving reference to the text provided. In this case, this excerpt is about racism, so your answer
should compare racism in America to racism in Africa.
(I got full marks for this question)
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, ENG 1502 ASSIGNMENT 3 GUIDE.
Question 1: Based on an excerpt from Maya Angelou’s All God’s Children Need
Traveling shoes (1986)
a) What do you think is the writer’s purpose in this text? Provide two relevant examples
from the text to support your answer. (5 marks)
How to answer:
First of all, take note of the mark allocation. As a general rule, I make sure my answer is at
least 10 sentences long when I get a question like this. To find the purpose, read the text at
least twice and ask yourself, ‘what is the author trying to communicate?’
Next, consider the race, age, gender, and nationality of the author, as well as the setting of the
excerpt. This gives you a lot of information. In this case, Maya Angelou is a Black American
woman. Black people are a minority in America and are victims of a system that was created
to work against them so she experiences a number of injustices in her home country.
However, when she comes to Africa, she becomes part of the majority (racially) which gives
her a sense of belonging that she lacks in her home country.
Therefore, consider all these things when answering such a question and support them by
giving reference to the text provided. In this case, this excerpt is about racism, so your answer
should compare racism in America to racism in Africa.
(I got full marks for this question)
This study source was downloaded by 100000829011123 from CourseHero.com on 08-13-2022 15:04:26 GMT -05:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/153700115/ENG-1502-ASSIGNMENT-3-GUIDEpdf/
