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Use these essay questions as writing and critical thinking exercises for all levels of writers, and to build their literary analysis skills by requiring textual references throughout the essay.
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Scaffolded Essay Questions
Student Prompt: Write a short (1-3 paragraph) response using one of the below bulleted outlines. Cite details from the text over the course of your response that serve as examples and support.
1. There is a lot of dialogue in the play about the audience and appreciation for Black music. Ma has her following, Bessie has her following, and Levee wants to reach a new audience and build his own following with his dance music.
2. Among the Black characters, there is much discussion of hierarchy. Levee says he is better than the other band members because of his new shoes and the attention his original music is getting from Sturdyvant.
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