Compare and contrast Jordan Peele’s film Us and Get Out

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Prompt: Compare and contrast Jordan Peele’s film, “Us” and “Get Out.” LENGTH: 1,500 words (approx. 6 pages; word count is more important than the page count) – FILM: 6 minutes or longer MINIMUM NUMBER OF SOURCES (Essay only):

Discuss TWO works from class (you may add ADDITIONAL works, either from inside or outside of class, but you must include at least two works from class.) And at least TWO secondary sources. (An outside article/blog/opinion that supports your argument or you refute in your paper. Wikipedia and dictionaries are not appropriate sources.) ———————————————————— YOUR ESSAY:

Based on the books, literature and films we have studied so far—or similar horror works you find during your research—craft an essay discussing your understanding of the themes in the black horror aesthetic and their meaning, context and/or effectiveness.

You should refer to the course work and at least two sources—which would include quoting from the works themselves. (Outside scholarship is required—TWO articles or blog posts, for example—but you must discuss at least two class works even if they don’t have equal weight.) Be as specific as possible. POSSIBLE APPROACHES:

You may write a compare and contrast essay about two or more of the works we have studied (or comparing a work we have studied to another outside of class); an analysis of two or more works; or present a specific argument (i.e. argumentative essay) that you then use your analysis of works to bolster.

You should have a thesis statement in your first paragraph and lay out your subtopics. Each paragraph introducing a new subject or idea should have a topic sentence.

FORMAT: Assignments MUST be emailed as a Word document (or Word compatible) of PDF. You must write DOUBLE-SPACED in a 12-pt font, preferably Times New Roman. The word count will be weighed more heavily than the page count, so do not rely upon specialty fonts to increase your page count. Again, it is best to use Times New Roman.

Essays may be formatted in MLA or APA style, but all citations should be cited in a Works Cited page. DEADLINE: You will receive full credit for turning your paper in on time as long as I receive it by midnight PST on November 26. Late papers will be marked down. PROMPT: Compare and contrast Jordan Peele’s Us and Get Out.