Write about the myth that African-American vernaculars are grammatically flawed, how that affects African-American communities, and how the myth has been proven false.

For this essay, you will need to select a misconception, myth, or just flat-out bad idea about writing and address it. You will need to find evidence to dispute that idea. This will require you to consider a number of things:

Write about the myth that African-American vernaculars are grammatically flawed, how that affects African-American communities, and how the myth has been proven false. Or, you could look into writer’s block as a pervasive phenomenon or take to task the myth of the writer as a solitary genius.

For this assignment, you will need to incorporate a minimum of six (6) sources. At least one of your sources must help you articulate the strongest opposing viewpoints or counter-argument to the position you are taking regarding the writing myth you are addressing. Use primary, secondary and tertiary sources to support your claim.

These sources can include a person you interview yourself, excerpts from primary source interviews, a documentary, a book, a journal article, a newspaper article, or course readings from Bad Ideas About Writing. Any sources that you find outside of the Farmingdale Library Databases must be approved by me.

The rhetorical success of your argument will depend largely on your ability to choose strong evidence that your audience finds plausible and persuasive. Use the MLA style format to document your sources.

Your essays must be typed, using 12-point font and 1.5 spacing. Please submit the final draft of your essay to the DropBox.

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