Instructions:

Reading Packet: Sports Mascots, Race, and Cultural Appropriation

Citation Style: MLA
Source: College of Arts & Sciences, English Language & Literature

You will be writing an essay between 750-1,500 words in length. The “Works Cited” section is NOT included in this total. 

ESSAY PROMPT

Which arguments from the reading packet do you find most compelling? Explain which arguments are most persuasive by analyzing the writers’ logic, use of evidence, credibility, and appeals to audiences’ values, beliefs, or emotions. Use at least three reading packet sources in your essay (located below).

MINIMAL ESSAY REQUIREMENTS (See below for expanded details) 

• Read ALL the articles in your the Reading Packet (below). We will assume that you have done so.
• You MUST write your essay in response to the prompt (question) assigned:
• You MUST cite within your essay from at least 3 of the 5-7 different URL sources in your chosen Reading Packet.
• You MUST use the Reading Packet sources to develop your argument.
• You MUST complete the “Works Cited” box for all sources you use within your essay.
• You may NOT use or cite any sources outside of those in your Reading Packet.

The structure of your essay should include

• Your introduction with your central idea
• The body of your essay, which is the development, or the explanation of your ideas, with citations from the articles in your Reading Packet
• Citations from 3 or more articles in your Reading Packet as they relate to your position on the topic (you may support or refute arguments presented by the Reading Packet authors, but you may not use or cite outside sources)
• Explanations how the citations you include support your position, and
• A conclusion that summarizes your argument, and returns to your central idea with new insight.

URLs and Instructions: 

http://jss.sagepub.com.proxy.library.umkc.edu/content/28/1/3.full.pdf+html
Read entire essay: “This Is Not an Indian: Situating Claims about Indianness in Sporting Worlds.”

http://jss.sagepub.com.proxy.library.umkc.edu/content/28/1/79.full.pdf
Read entire essay: “The Mascot Slot: Cultural Citizenship, Political Correctness, and Pseudo-Indian Sports Symbols.”

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-2128-native-american-mascots-people-arent-talking-about/
Read entire blog entry: “The 2,128 Native American Mascots People aren’t Talking About.”

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/12/us/redskins-controversy/
Read entire news story: “A Slur or Term of ‘Honor’? Controversy Heightens about Washington Redskins.”

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/11426021/why-native-american-nicknames-stir-controversy-sports
Read entire blog entry: “Why Use of Native American Nicknames is an Obvious Affront.”

http://jss.sagepub.com.proxy.library.umkc.edu/content/28/1/56.full.pdf+html
Read entire essay: “‘I’m Indian Too!’: Claiming Native American Identity, Crafting Authority in Mascot Debates.”