Core Democratic Value Writing Assignment

                You are famous civil rights attorney and you have been asked to address the Harvard law school students about the history of civil rights laws in America.  You need to write a historical essay about equality and justice during the last 150 years.

Requirements:

o    Correctly define equality and justice, in your own words (10)

o    Provide detailed examples from at least three historical accounts discussed in class (30)

o    Provide your own analysis of equality and justice (20)

o    Correct essay format (25)

ü  Complete introduction

ü  Fully developed paragraphs

ü  Well written conclusion

o    Name and title at top of the essay (5)

o    In ink or typed (5)

o    Proofreading has been done (5)

Writing: This writing assignment was started in class today.  It has not been assigned for homework.  We will be working on it in class until Thursday.