Instructions: Please read the prompt. Then, type a 5-7 page paper (WORKS Cited Included, but NO TITLE PAGE) answering the prompt below. There are three sections to this essay prompt. Each section deserves at least 1-page. Please upload a Word Doc or PDF attachment only.

Please watch ONE of the Beyonce Documentaries below. Then, write a paper addressing the following.  In a thesis driven essay (mentioning the three main points you plan to address)(1) Describe and/or explain what the documentary is about (2) Discuss what Beyonce and the other cast members teach about Black culture, Black community, Black Expression, Black Language, Black Femininity, and/or Black Masculinity. (3) Address how Beyonce and the other cast members artistically respond to the discrimination, oppression, and dehumanization of Black people.  

CHOOSE ONE TO DISCUSS

LEMONADE: Film by Beyonce (Full Movie)

https://vimeo.com/260674272 (FREE Access Link)

Journal Article Source (Required): ‘She made angry Black woman something that people would want to be’- Lemonade and Black women as audiences and subjects.pdf 

HOMECOMING: Film by Beyonce

https://www.netflix.com/title/81013626 (Netlfix Free Trial / Subscription)

Journal Article (Required):  HYPERLINK “https://texsu.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/pid-1933500-dt-content-rid-20798744_1/xid-20798744_1” t “_blank” Historicallly Black College_Facts.pdf 

BLACK IS KING: Featuring Beyonce

https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/black-is-king/7daDvpFdBXPs (Disney Free Trial / Subscription)

Journal Article (Required): Black Masculinity_Hip Hop Culture.pdf 

BE ORIGINAL!!! SHARE YOUR OPINION!!! (Analysis and Interpretation of Observations and Research Is Expected)

Please Note: After you submit, verify that your submission is readable. If I’m unable to read it because it’s a Google Doc or text file submission. You may resubmit. However, you will lose points because the essay assignment was not submitted properly on-time.

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https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/officeFormat 1: (20 points total)

Heading (Upper Left Side of the Paper-First Page Only:

First Name Last Name

Dr. Fain

ENG 244-O2S

Date (Spell Out)

Format 2:

Times New Roman or Ariel

12-size font

Double Space

1-inch margins

Insert Page Numbers (Last Name Page Number)

Far Right of Screen (Upper Side)

Title (Center It-Be Original & Creative)

Tab (Indent Each New Paragraph)

Paragraph Structure:

Introduction (Thesis-Last Sentence)

Body Paragraphs

Elaborate

Supporting Points

Detail

Examples from Documentary

Cite 

Quotes (NO Block Quotes)

Paraphrases

Conclusion (Sum Up Ideas Addressed)

GUMS (Grammar, Usage, Mechanics, & Spelling) (25 points)

Grammar (Sentence Structure)

Usage (Word Phrasing)

Mechanics (Capitalization & Punctuation)

Spelling

Avoid Repetition

Point of View

Third-Person (he, she, they)

First-Person (“I”, “me”, & “we”)–DON’T USE